Denial of Science and the Mining Industry

Robert E. Murray, chairman of Murray Energy Corp. and owner of the Crandall Canyon mine where 6 miners are trapped below ground is angrily lashing out against The National Earthquake Information Center, The University of Utah Seismograph Stations and seismologists from The U.S. Geological Survey.

You see all of them are saying that the recorded signatures of the "earthquake" that Murray says led to the collapse of the mine are more reflective of the signatures recorded by tremors resulting from massive underground collapses than they are of earthquakes.

In other words the scientists say what they recorded was the signature of the collapse of the mine and not of an earthquake that caused the collapse.

The scientists are also now saying that the aftershocks that have stopped the rescue effort are the result of further collapses and not new aftershocks of a natural earthquake.

Murray of course invokes the Judeo-Christian name of the Flying Spaghetti Monster in regards to the mortality of the trapped miners. "“The Lord has already decided whether they’re alive or dead...”

Murray is also on record as saying that he "...resent(s) these politicians playing politics with my employees' safety..." following the state of Ohio attempting introduce a proposal in the legislature that would have created enhanced mining safety regulations after the 2006 Sago mine disaster in West Virginia.

Which political party do you suppose this subhuman piece of shit contributes to?

The denial of sound and established science is a growth industry.

I predict that all of the major media in the US will grant the ass protecting rantings of this possibly criminally responsible mine owner equal weight with the scientific findings of The National Earthquake Information Center, The University of Utah Seismograph Stations and seismologists from The U.S. Geological Survey.