West Virginia Mining Tragedy - Part Two

These are some of the reasons the families of the victims are so angry - 

Administration Neglected Coal Mining Safety  

Bloomberg reveals: Federal authorities issued 21 citations last year for a build-up of combustible materials at the West Virginia mine where 12 men died, according to U.S. Labor Department statistics. The mining explosion should call attention to the Bush administration’s inadequate enforcement of federal mining [...]

Safety at the Sago Mine  

Ellen Smith, the editor of Mine Safety and Health News, probably knows as much about mine safety - and more about the obscure Mine Safety and Health Administration - than anyone alive. She sent along the [...]

White House Wants To Investigate Causes Of Mine Disaster, After They Contributed To It  

Before we let the Bush White House reframe the West Virginia mine disaster as a problem they will investigate and fix, let's please remind the media that it was Bush's Department of Labor that negligently let this mine stay open [...]