Mountain Holler

Dear Friends of Coal

January 14th, 2008

(The Following is a Letter to the Editor from Bo Webb)

The Governor and the WV Coal Association sound pathetic when crying about judges enforcing federal mining regulations and environmental organizations being eligible for a Kroger's fund-raising program for charities. Just in: Bulletin to WV Governor Joe Manchin, Friends of Coal, WV Coal Ass., Bill Raney, Chris Hamilton: The days of threatening and intimidating those that don't bow down to King Coal are over.

This is the 21st. century. Modern technological communication methods have exposed your silly intimidation tactics. The only folks that fear you are the dwindling few that yet buy your old lies and propaganda.

Here is an example of how silly you look. You say coal is important to our national security, yet you ship millions of tons of it to foreign countries, including those that are not our best friends. There are many other examples of this type of imbecility, but not enough space here to print them, so I'll close with just one more. The state of WV doesn't have the resources to research and develop carbon sequestration, nor coal to liquids.

If you continue to promote that boondoggle, have the coal companies pay for it. Stop stealing from the people of West Virginia.

Posted by: Matt Noerpel

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