A mine explosion in West Virginia killed 25 on Monday, April 5, 2010. The Massey Energy Company, a Richmond, Virginia based company, confirmed that an explosion at it's Upper Big Branch Mine in West Virginia killed 25 of the 31 workers on the site at the time of the blast. The explosion is one...
An rescue effort is underway following an explosion within a New Zealand coal mine. The blast occurred early Saturday morning and left 29 miners, ages 17 to 62, trapped. The miners were on a saftey tour of the Pike River Mine, located 2 to 2 1/2 kilometres inside and 120 km underground. A total...
The West Virginia mining site rescue efforts are ending and funerals for the 25 victims have begun. The mine, named Upper Big Branch and located in Montcoal, West Virginia is owned by Massey Energy. Massey energy has numerous citations for safety violations and own the Montcoal mine which is the...
Intro: While the 2011 earthquake and the worries about Fukushima have brought the threat of radioactivity back into the public consciousness, many people still do not realize that radioactive contamination is a worldwide danger. Radionuclides are in the top six toxic threats as listed in the 2010...
The twenty nine miners trapped 120 km underground in the Pike River Mine are believed to be dead follwing a second explosion on Wednesday. The miners were on a safety tour when a build up of gases caused the intial blast early Saturday morning. Twenty nine miners, ages 17 to 62 are believed to...
These U.S. corporations, if they were individual human beings, would be locked up for life. Instead, they continue raking in the big bucks. Human rights abuses, murder, war, eco disasters, and animal exploitation keep these evil companies raking in the green. Prepare to be disgusted.
The latest Wikileaks cables states that Al Qaeda can build atomic bombs. The whistleblowing organization has released thousands of American diplomatic cables and security briefs to the UK's Daily Telegraph. The Wikileaks cables suggest the world's most menacing terrorist organization has complied...
Influential people come in all shapes and sizes in all generations throughout history. Such people can be grouped together by shared affiliations and backgrounds, for whatever purposes people are drawn to make lists. This list offers some interesting biographical tidbits about 50 people of Jewish...
There is a common misconception that the further back in time you go, the more polite, restrained and principled people were. Not true. The Victorians got their rocks off in bawdy whore-houses, Medieval Europe was clearly awash...
Look, everyone hates their job. Everyone hates their boss. Everyone hates how it crushes their dreams, and destroys what little creativity they ever had. But things could be worse. How much worse? These 16 jobs throughout history are horrible, disgusting, tedious and foul. They'll have you kissing...
