Comments on: Big Coal Wins Latest Battle to Blast Historic Blair Mountain

By: Songs for the Mountains | The Red Plebeian

Songs for the Mountains | The Red Plebeian — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 12:55:35 +0000

[...] at the coal seams underneath, leaving a wasteland in its place. This is becoming more likely as a recent court decision struck down another attempt to get the Blair Mountain battlefield site preserved as a national [...]

By: Linda Marshall

Linda Marshall — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 14:52:30 +0000

May God have mercy on us….

By: Charles Williams

Charles Williams — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 01:26:51 +0000

Please save Blair mountain.

By: Jane Davidson

Jane Davidson — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 17:39:45 +0000

They have no conscience.

By: Kyle

Kyle — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 17:01:23 +0000

DO NOT let the Big Coal companies dictate what happens to the U.S. citizens environment and historical monuments. WE THE PEOPLE have the power to stop this destructive practice of mountaintop removal.

By: deborah l. brandt

deborah l. brandt — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 04:06:43 +0000

stop blowing up mountains!!! pretty soon the world’s going to blow up you!

By: MR. HARMER WEICHEL

MR. HARMER WEICHEL — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 21:28:40 +0000

CONCENTRATE OUR RESOURCES ON DEVELOPING ALTERNATE ENERGY AS WE DID TO GET THE MOON AND STOP DESTROYING OUR MTS AND OUR LANDS FOR COAL AND OIL!

By: Jan Boudart

Jan Boudart — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 20:36:32 +0000

So this was a battle of the working class against the coal bosses? 10,000 armed union members against 3000 lawmen and strike breakers. Eventually the U.S. army was sent in. It was a precursor to the Ludlow Massacre. Anybody want to guess why the coal company doesn’t mind killing this story?

By: valerie gilbert

valerie gilbert — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 19:46:37 +0000

Drilling belongs NOWHERE. It is time to stop raping and pillaging Mother Earth. She is sacred. Her animals are sacred. All her children are sacred. We can and MUST develop clean, cheap energy for all. Look to the tides…the great untapped source of energy.

By: William Leavy

William Leavy — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 19:16:49 +0000

I respectfully urge you, Mr. President, to protect BLAIR MOUNTAIN in the Appalachians. Don’t let it be destroyed for short-term gain.