Save Lives By Reforming Coal Plant Standards
- af: Care2.com
- mottagare: Governor Earl Ray Tomblin
The worst mining accident in over four decades happened just 2 years ago, when blatant safety violations caused an explosion that took the lives of 29 miners in West Virginia. Years later, Big Coal's agenda is preventing safety reform--leaving coal miners lives at risk.
Without progressive legislation backing miner's rights, the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) cannot effectively regulate coal plants. Proposed legislation suggested that the MSHA be granted the proper authority and oversight to monitor coal plants--but Big Oil lobbying prevented any real change.
The lives lost in the 2010 mine explosion have been compassionately commemorated. But without coal plant reform, mining companies will continue to walk away with huge profits while industry workers suffer. This year alone, 13 lives have been lost in a drastically under-regulated West Virginia coal industry.
End to preventable mining casualties by supporting coal mining reform!
Dear Governor Earl Ray Tomblin,
This July marked the 2-year anniversary of a tragic coal mine explosion that took the lives of 29 miners.
Two years later, West Virginians are still waiting on coal mining reform to save miners from unnecessary risk.
Blatant safety violations committed by Massey Energy led to 29 preventable deaths, but since then Big Oil has seen no new regulations. The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) does not have the investigative tools to prevent risk or the authority to protect whistle blowers--but implementing progressive legislation can change this.
The late senator Robert Byrd proposed potentially life-saving legislation to bolster MSHA's oversight and investigative abilities. Big Oil never saw this reform, and continues to risk the lives of mine workers, with a record of 13 West Virginia miners dying just this year.
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The corners that Massey Energy cut in 2010 resulted in 29 lives lost.
Take the opportunity to keep mine workers safe with effective coal plant regulations!
Sincerely,
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