Comments on: Fact-Checking CNN’s New Documentary about Mountaintop Removal: the “Jobs vs Environment” Frame is Dead Wrong Once Again http://appvoices.org/2011/08/14/fact-checking-cnns-new-documentary-about-mountaintop-removal-the-jobs-vs-environment-frame-is-dead-wrong-once-again/ Working with YOU to protect the land, air, water and people of Appalachia Sat, 18 May 2013 15:43:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: More Responses to CNN’s Battle for Blair Mountain « Errant Ventures http://appvoices.org/2011/08/14/fact-checking-cnns-new-documentary-about-mountaintop-removal-the-jobs-vs-environment-frame-is-dead-wrong-once-again/comment-page-1/#comment-14230 More Responses to CNN’s Battle for Blair Mountain « Errant Ventures Wed, 17 Aug 2011 18:31:15 +0000 http://appvoices.org/?p=15243#comment-14230 [...] Matt Wasson at the Front Porch Blog from Appalachian Voices provides a succinct look at the facts that CNN missed in its special. [...] [...] Matt Wasson at the Front Porch Blog from Appalachian Voices provides a succinct look at the facts that CNN missed in its special. [...]

]]> By: Anna Lapushner http://appvoices.org/2011/08/14/fact-checking-cnns-new-documentary-about-mountaintop-removal-the-jobs-vs-environment-frame-is-dead-wrong-once-again/comment-page-1/#comment-14216 Anna Lapushner Tue, 16 Aug 2011 21:56:14 +0000 http://appvoices.org/?p=15243#comment-14216 Thank you for your balanced perspective, acknowledgement of the positive media exposure, as well as compassion for people facing different sides of this enormous and important issue. Thank you for your balanced perspective, acknowledgement of the positive media exposure, as well as compassion for people facing different sides of this enormous and important issue.

]]> By: Mixed narrative: More on CNN and Blair Mountain | West Virginia News http://appvoices.org/2011/08/14/fact-checking-cnns-new-documentary-about-mountaintop-removal-the-jobs-vs-environment-frame-is-dead-wrong-once-again/comment-page-1/#comment-14192 Mixed narrative: More on CNN and Blair Mountain | West Virginia News Mon, 15 Aug 2011 17:42:01 +0000 http://appvoices.org/?p=15243#comment-14192 [...] And now, Matt Wasson at Appalachian Voices is criticizing the piece in a “Fact Check” item on his group’s blog: [...] [...] And now, Matt Wasson at Appalachian Voices is criticizing the piece in a “Fact Check” item on his group’s blog: [...]

]]> By: hebintn http://appvoices.org/2011/08/14/fact-checking-cnns-new-documentary-about-mountaintop-removal-the-jobs-vs-environment-frame-is-dead-wrong-once-again/comment-page-1/#comment-14188 hebintn Mon, 15 Aug 2011 15:04:23 +0000 http://appvoices.org/?p=15243#comment-14188 Excellent article. This one will go in my keeper folder. Thank you Matt. And I echo your appreciation to Soledad O'brien and CNN for airing the piece, even with the deficiencies you point out. I would add one other comment. The CNN piece lumped all coal mining in one bucket. It focused on "my daddy was a miner and his daddy"... etc... daddy was probably a deep miner. If I'm not mistaken there is still deep mining going on in WV and the main point of our objection is regarding mountaintop mining. Pro-coal factions in defending their profession, talk in terms of ending all coal and while that might be the future intent of us tree huggers it not the current focus. There is an equitable solution that does not include mountaintop removal. No one can argue that humans are responsible for climate changes and coal plays a significant role in that. But, I'm enough of a realist to admit that coal will play a significant role in our energy supply for some time to come. So, those in Appalachian coal can rest assured that they will continue to have coal jobs, but they must be in deep mines. Excellent article. This one will go in my keeper folder. Thank you Matt. And I echo your appreciation to Soledad O’brien and CNN for airing the piece, even with the deficiencies you point out.

I would add one other comment. The CNN piece lumped all coal mining in one bucket. It focused on “my daddy was a miner and his daddy”… etc… daddy was probably a deep miner. If I’m not mistaken there is still deep mining going on in WV and the main point of our objection is regarding mountaintop mining. Pro-coal factions in defending their profession, talk in terms of ending all coal and while that might be the future intent of us tree huggers it not the current focus. There is an equitable solution that does not include mountaintop removal.

No one can argue that humans are responsible for climate changes and coal plays a significant role in that. But, I’m enough of a realist to admit that coal will play a significant role in our energy supply for some time to come. So, those in Appalachian coal can rest assured that they will continue to have coal jobs, but they must be in deep mines.

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