Planetary Ruin

Bob Murray the CEO of Murray Energy Corp gave a news conference to update the people of America on the status of the miners who are currently unaccounted for after a mine collapse in Utah.  After listening to the conference for a few minutes it seemed obvious that Mr Murray was more interested in attacking, Al Gore, the new global warming act passed earlier in the week and making a point about how his business was hampered rather than to actually show compassion to the miners and their families.  Now I must admit that I didn’t hear the whole speech but the parts I did hear left me wondering what kind of person Bob Murray is and what kind of company Murray Energy Corporation is.  Murray spoke at great length about the problems that the average American citizen was going to face of the new global warming act, he also regaled us about how much the American economy was going to suffer and how the USA would no longer be competitive on the world markets.  He suggested the average citizen of the US would pay more than 4 times more for electricity and he invited people to come to his mine, once the tragedy was over to see the high tech and essential jobs and services the mine offered.

Then Mr. Murray reported on how the families were doing, saying that they were “fine considering circumstances”.  He then stated that this was a tragedy for the families, America and for himself personally.

He went on to say that the Murray Energy Corp was telling people of America the truth, that they have always been truthful and they have been keeping the families informed.
With less then 30 seconds said about the workers and their families, Mr. Murray started a tirade about how it was the mines first accident in 20 years…
I tuned out at that point.  In my opinion here was a very wealthy man, worrying more about his career, the impact of the energy bill on his business and little to no concern about the families and the men involved in the accident.

Watch the video for yourself… and tell me if this man of money actually cared for the people involved in the mining accident, or if he decided to use this tragic event to try and sway public opinion.  I say keep you mouth shut about politics, and other outside factors until the accident has been resolved.  Do not stand there while lives hang in the balance and complain about how unfair things are for you…. because we just don’t care!

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2pitz_heat-talk_news

 

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