tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21082552.post8428028834492237480..comments2024-03-05T02:14:39.266-07:00Comments on Strange Culture: Utah, Big Coal, and Chris CooperRChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11340006144797496514noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21082552.post-87586554952046109062012-04-25T20:13:35.664-06:002012-04-25T20:13:35.664-06:00Miners should be very responsible of their activit...Miners should be very responsible of their activities. It is sad that some people die innocently. Advance equipments for mining are invented and developed nowadays and mining companies must utilized them well and responsibly. <a href="https://www.lasertoolsco.com/" rel="nofollow">mining equipment</a>Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08136807899723022921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21082552.post-62741343743692078132007-08-22T18:48:00.000-06:002007-08-22T18:48:00.000-06:00I love Chris Cooper but didn't remember his roles ...I love Chris Cooper but didn't remember his roles in these coal-ish movies. I actually got to meet him recently as he lives in Massachusetts now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21082552.post-40631896236027138822007-08-15T23:25:00.000-06:002007-08-15T23:25:00.000-06:00I will always remember Chris Cooper's great speech...I will always remember Chris Cooper's great speech in <I>Matewan</I>: "They got you fightin' white against colored, native against foreign, hollow against hollow, when you know there ain't but two sides in this world - them that work and them that don't. You work, they don't. That's all you get to know about the enemy."Joe Leydonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16480093833915945352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21082552.post-54964968685625386732007-08-12T20:43:00.000-06:002007-08-12T20:43:00.000-06:00My great-Grandfather worked in the coal mines of N...My great-Grandfather worked in the coal mines of New Mexico in the early part of the last century, starting when he was about 10 years old. My grandmother has told me stories about growing up in the mining towns and how the mining companies basically controlled the towns, including the stores where the bare necessities for life were outrageously overpriced. Many families would end up owing the company money on pay-day, rather than making any.<BR/><BR/>I don't know anything about Robert Murray and haven't seen him on TV, so will reserve judgment. You would hope things within the industry would have improved over the last 100 years, and I'm sure they have, but the mining is bound to be inherently dangerous no matter what century we're in. Its one of the eternal trade-offs society has to make, "progress" vs. safety.Andohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03131797508553759211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21082552.post-39179841184171475012007-08-12T14:23:00.000-06:002007-08-12T14:23:00.000-06:00You’ve been Tagged<A HREF="http://mystuffandcrp.blogspot.com/2007/08/moaning-meme.html" REL="nofollow"> You’ve been Tagged </A>Michael Parsonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17668853285292187310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21082552.post-51177519496298915702007-08-11T10:23:00.000-06:002007-08-11T10:23:00.000-06:00Matewan is a great film. And from what I understan...Matewan is a great film. And from what I understand a fairly accurate portrait of the events surrounding the 1920 coal miners' strike in Matewan, West Virginia.Terence Towles Canotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18397088843628331615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21082552.post-2072274994130815812007-08-10T21:26:00.000-06:002007-08-10T21:26:00.000-06:00Thank you for your comment on my site, and, loved ...Thank you for your comment on my site, and, loved your post... it is indeed, dangerous and even ridiculous that in the year 2007, we even consider this an energy source. The facts are documented and the dangers are clear. Then, to think of the dangers these men face constantly and consistently, without aid in times of failed structure, is beyond understanding... It would be so easy to supply miners with tracking systems, as I have stated, and, certainly there would be more hope for them in the event of collapsed shafts... Amazing isn't it? Like a catch 22... My heart aches for these kind of people and I wish the maddness would stop, but, in the name of money, it is not likely... great post....Lyndahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10214987294329261714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21082552.post-35489091631813589982007-08-10T18:21:00.000-06:002007-08-10T18:21:00.000-06:00Many miners are unionized but apparently the ones ...Many miners are unionized but apparently the ones in Utah were not. Hopefully they were making more than $6 an hour, but nothing suprises me any more when it comes to corporate greed.kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14985726167720419300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21082552.post-29102033845726785832007-08-10T18:02:00.000-06:002007-08-10T18:02:00.000-06:00@ kim, i bet mine workers get more than $6/hr. I'd...@ kim, i bet mine workers get more than $6/hr. I'd imagine with the unions they'd have to.<BR/><BR/>not really sure though...and with the benefits, etc. this might be one of the only options available to those who live in these areas.<BR/><BR/>@ Anthony...afghanistan of coal...that's strong words. if you want to borrow the book you can. let me know, i'll mail it to you even.<BR/><BR/>@ viennarain - i've never seen silver city...maybe so?RChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11340006144797496514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21082552.post-11913655359856916272007-08-10T15:15:00.000-06:002007-08-10T15:15:00.000-06:00Chris Cooper was in "Silver City" too. Didn't that...Chris Cooper was in "Silver City" too. Didn't that movie also have something to do with mining?viennarainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15315668762122408513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21082552.post-71449928748537184682007-08-10T14:37:00.000-06:002007-08-10T14:37:00.000-06:00I've had the same thoughts this week about Robert ...I've had the same thoughts this week about Robert Murray. He's the definition of "public relations nightmare."<BR/><BR/>The man I work for made an interesting comment about the incident this week on tv, calling America "the Afghanistan of coal."<BR/><BR/>I'm going to see if my library has the book you mentioned. Sounds interesting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21082552.post-30702534625365872812007-08-10T09:51:00.000-06:002007-08-10T09:51:00.000-06:00It is really sad that the reality of having enereg...It is really sad that the reality of having eneregy/electrcity in the modern world is still at the expense of human lives. But there is a reason why men like Robert Murray are in a solid finanical poisition; there are men and women willing to take that menial job and risk their health and their lives for the sake of $6/hr. <BR/><BR/>So what is more sad.... Murray's capitalistic endvours that allow my computer to turn on, or the fact that coal miner workers aren't educated enough to know that they could have more to their lives?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21082552.post-86970804398835055922007-08-10T01:34:00.000-06:002007-08-10T01:34:00.000-06:00Matewan is one of my favorite movies ever. Chris ...Matewan is one of my favorite movies ever. Chris Cooper is fantastic. John Sayles is fantastic. There's really no need to even say anything more.kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14985726167720419300noreply@blogger.com