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That is very interesting. Thanks for posting. God bless
From 1968 through 2007, black lung caused or contributed to roughly 75,000 deaths in the United States, according to government data. In the decades following passage of the 1969 law, rates of the disease dropped significantly. Then, in the late 1990s, this trend reversed.
Many of the newer cases have taken a particularly ugly form. While rates of black lung overall have increased, incidence of the most severe, fast-progressing type has jumped significantly. These cases, moreover, are occurring in younger and younger miners. Of particular concern are “hot spots” identified in central Appalachia by the National Ins ute for Occupational Safety and Health, NIOSH, a government research agency. Though levels of disease are still below what they were before 1970, medical experts and miners’ advocates are alarmed.
http://www.iwatchnews.org/2012/07/08...k-coal-country
TX's $0.08 per Kwh is "cheap" for some people.
Imagine the black lung rates since 1968 WITHOUT hated, despised, ridiculed GOVERNMENT REGULATION.
and coal ash STILL isn't regulated as toxic. BigCoal is just another owner of government.
That is very interesting. Thanks for posting. God bless
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An analysis of federal data by CPI and NPR also shows that the mining industry and federal regulators have known for more than two decades that coal miners were breathing excessive amounts of the coal mine dust that causes black lung. CPI and NPR also found that the system for controlling coal mine dust is plagued by weak regulations and inaccurate reporting that sometimes includes fraud.
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/201...h-protections/
Hey boutons, today we had a flowback. We essentially burned huge amounts of natural gas and oil in an open pit. It was ing awesome. I took a picture of it, want to see?
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