"That's totally unacceptable. There will not be business as usual until there is closure."
Huntsman went on:
"Furthermore, if it takes every dollar this guy has in his bank account, he needs to bring closure to this darned thing. We've got families of six good people who are currently sitting in that mine."
Murray, or any coal mine owner/operator, ain't going to like the sound of that.
I found a political action committee for Murray Energy. Murray certainly knows how to wield the power he has. But it looks like he's finally come up against some pushback: the Utah governor wants Murray's other mines inspected immediately. Nine are most likely dead at a mine with that had questionable government oversight and a get rich quick mining plan.
"Richard Stickler is a very competent MSHA official," Sen. Orrin Hatch said.
(I've always hated Orrin. This shows why. - Z)
Colorado burns plenty of coal and surely generates plenty of profit for mine owners. Are there mines here that are owned by Bob Murray? Are they safe? Will mine owners continue to call the shots with regard to unsafe mining techniques, union-busting rules, minimal safety requirements and uncollected fines for dangerous conditions? And will coal users accept it?
There are many more questions than answers in the story of the Crandall Canyon mine disaster in Utah...
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