CONSOL Energy, the criminal longwall mining company, dumped poisonous waste water from it's Blacksville #2 mine into Dunkard Creek, in West Virginia. There was a Golden Algae bloom, killing almost all of the living things in that creek. The criminals, CONSOL Energy refused to take responsibility. Of course, that is what we have come to expect from any such enterprise. They are cowards who hide behind their bought and paid for representatives in the state house, and continue on their way.
Now it appears as if as though the bought and paid for representatives are about to do what is required of people on the payroll. They are within striking distance of allowing CONSOL Energy to once again begin dumping poisonous waste water into the creek.
This dumping of poisonous waste water needs to be done while its cold so as to keep the algae from blooming. That of course makes such criminal behavior quite alright. The fact that the stuff being dumped into the creek is poisonous to the planet and every living thing on it matters not. But, not to worry, people like WVDEP are watching our backs.
Of course the rest of the world is shocked that such a thing would even be entertained, let alone allowed. But, as I said, when you're bought and paid for, you follow the instruction of the pay master. And just like their brethren in Pennsylvania, the WVDEP will in short order allow the dumping of poisonous waste water to begin again.
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If I went to my doctor and said, Doc, I have a pill here that will make me incredibly happy for a week, but right after that, I will immediately develop cancer. Should I take it? (I really want to be happy.) Given that my doctor is a decent person, one who subscribes to the Hippocratic Oath (“First, do no harm”), I suspect he would not allow me to take the pill. If he were less ethical, he might think to himself, Well maybe I could let him take the pill - after all, we have pretty good treatments these days for cancer. But would he be justified in putting me through chemotherapy, radiation treatments, bone marrow transplants, surgery, etc. just for some short-lived happiness? I don’t think so.
I think we need our regulatory agency folks to take some kind of Hippocratic Oath before they approve permits to mine coal.
Great idea SteveK. We could certainly use it with people like Pizarchik coming through the door. Come to think of it, we might want to extend your idea to the whole of government.
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