"Then the coal company came with the world’s largest shovel; And they tortured the timber and stripped all the land; Well, they dug for their coal till the land was forsaken; Then they wrote it all down as the progress of man." – John Prine

“Then the coal company came with the world’s largest shovel; And they tortured the timber and stripped all the land; Well, they dug for their coal till the land was forsaken; Then they wrote it all down as the progress of man.” – John Prine


West Virginia Mining Town Bought Up by Massey Energy
www.nytimes.com
A small town in West Virginia has essentially disappeared in the wake of the state’s largest surface-mining operation.

"Remember when Sen Reid said ""Taxpayers will not pick up the tab", and when Pelosi said ‘BP is going to pay the bill..there will be no taxpayer dollars…" Or when Obama said "We will make BP pay for the damage…". Guess what – taxpayers are effectively footing the bill!" (via Matt Leonard)

“Remember when Sen Reid said “”Taxpayers will not pick up the tab”, and when Pelosi said ‘BP is going to pay the bill..there will be no taxpayer dollars…” Or when Obama said “We will make BP pay for the damage…”. Guess what – taxpayers are effectively footing the bill!” (via Matt Leonard)

BP to cut U.S. tax bill by $10 billion because of losses in gulf spill
www.washingtonpost.com
BP said Tuesday that it plans to cut its U.S. tax bill by $9.9 billion, or about half the amount pledged to aid victims of the disaster, by deducting costs related to the oil spill.