Friday, January 29, 2010

BS Alert

This is a bs alert.

Just so that we're all clear, bs is bs. No matter where it comes
from. No matter who's face is plastered on the pile.

During his State of the Union Address, President Obama mentioned "clean coal." That is your common, garden variety bs. There is no such thing as clean coal. It doesn't exist. Not even in fantasy land. And, anytime you hear those words used together, you should instantly recognize it as such.

Here is another example of bs. Coal companies claiming that we (US) need the coal that they are digging up using longwall mining and mountaintop destruction. CONSOL energy just shipped off five (5) shipping vessels worth of the stuff to China. Not sure if you've seen a shipping vessel in your neighborhood lately. But, you might want to google/bing, or whatever one just to see.

Just one more here. Jobs. Anytime you hear one those criminal org's (mining companies) talking about protecting jobs, you can bet your bottom dollar that what they would much rather do is eliminate as many as possible. Machines don't get black lung, work only 8 hours at a time, need safety equipment, or belong to one of those damned Unions. No, it's not about creating or saving jobs. It's just bs.

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