Blankenship Challenges Hansen

Last Saturday a Hollywood actress and a NASA scientist appeared along with a few hundred other protesters deep in southern West Virginia to protest coal mining. Of course, the protest had to take place at the doorstep of an operational mine owned by Massey where a couple of hundred mining supporters stood. Luckily, the outcome of this inherently dangerous event was better than it could have been.

The volatility of the atmosphere was evident throughout the protest. The frustrations exhibited included cursing, name-calling, stopping traffic by sitting in the main road, and one arrest for battery.

Prior to the protest, Massey CEO Don Blankenship invited a debate with Dr. James Hansen, a NASA scientist who was among those arrested last Saturday. To our knowledge this request remains unanswered.

Sources:
The Register Herald