President Obama wants answers in deadly mine explosion

[cal04]

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N08219239.htm

President Barack Obama on Thursday ordered U.S. mine safety officials to report next week on the cause of the deadly explosion at a West Virginia coal mine and propose steps to prevent a repeat of the disaster.

"He expects them to report on their early assessment of the deadly explosion's cause, the safety record at the Upper Branch mine, and the steps that the federal government should take to improve safety enforcement and prevent future tragedies," the White House said in a statement.

[mdmc]

1. profits over people .. no regulation

answers...

[maxsolomon]

3. its the enforcement of the regulations that do exist that is the problem

blankenship seems like a nice villain to make an example of. in fact, the corporate death penalty seems in order.

holder? holder?

[derby378]

2. Unless the plan includes an arrest warrant for Don Blankenship...

...don't expect jack to be done.

[jody]

4. When all is said and done, more is said than done. n/t

[glowing]

5. The time to ask was before.. AND exactly how clean is coal in the first place?

Why are we not attacking renewable energy sources like we did when we tackled getting to the moon?