some people should really find something to do with their time. They know nothing about mining and blasting . Millions of dollars are spent making sure that the land is all reclaimed and every ounce of water is treated. Probably better than is was before. lets not to forget that coal still helps provide a lot of our power and, provide decent jobs for some of us who are willing to work. Not to mention these people would be the first to complain when their light switch stop working.

What a shame u people who pro bely dont even work want tne guys who want jobs not to have one. My husband for one works on a strip mine and they look really nice when they leave them. Learn to crochet or knit and stop picking at the working people

It doesn't surprise me that the coal friendly-surface mine board--ruled this way. America is getting an up close view of the coal corruption in this state. Coal has corrupted our government -the regulatory agency that is supposed to enforce the laws--our judicial system--(Ask Spike Maynard and Brent Benjamin)--our legislative system and most of the media in our state. America is watching and we, and indeed the whole world, are documenting who will be to blame for the mess in this state and the toxic water that flows from toxic mine sites. All you Fiends of Coal might want to read the NY Times Op-ed today.

What a shame. Massey will now obliterate 6000 acres of the last great mountain in the Coal River Valley. They will be finished and gone 10 years from now leaving the local communities with nothing but a toxic mess. Governor Joe Manchin should be impeached for allowing this to go on. Real people are going to die from breathing silica dust that will rain down from blasting. There will be rock slides, mud slides and floods. No one in America should be terrorized like this. Those that are willing to work for Massey on this site will hopefully think long and hard about what they will be participating in and refuse to take part in something this horrible. This is genocide.