Friday, January 22, 2010
Coal Debate In Charleston
WEST VIRGINIA...
The coal executive versus the conservationist....Don Blankenship and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., were certain they could win over the world if only the public could see mountaintop removal mining through their eyes. Thursday they got their shot. The University of Charleston hosted a debate-forum on the future of energy to a packed house of about two-thousand. It was obvious from the very beginning the views of both men and many in the crowd were polar opposites. Hundreds of miners attended Thursday night's energy forum at the University of Charleston, and most declared Blankenship a clear winner in the discussion. The miners added Blankenship did a good job addressing job losses and environmental dangers. The environmentalists stood behind Robert Kennedy Jr, and his message that coal kills the environment and its people.
The coal executive versus the conservationist....Don Blankenship and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., were certain they could win over the world if only the public could see mountaintop removal mining through their eyes. Thursday they got their shot. The University of Charleston hosted a debate-forum on the future of energy to a packed house of about two-thousand. It was obvious from the very beginning the views of both men and many in the crowd were polar opposites. Hundreds of miners attended Thursday night's energy forum at the University of Charleston, and most declared Blankenship a clear winner in the discussion. The miners added Blankenship did a good job addressing job losses and environmental dangers. The environmentalists stood behind Robert Kennedy Jr, and his message that coal kills the environment and its people.
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