Murray: Miner deaths hard on me

Interview with Utah mine owner 1

Crandall Canyon mine owner Robert Murray took the occasion of a short interview with AP to express just how hard this whole experience has been on him, and to bitch about the miners union, which is being a big meanie to him. Poor Bob. I bet if those nine dead miners weren't, you know, dead, they would shed a tear for you. Dickweed.

I'm afraid the whole episode has not been good PR for the mining industry:

Families and friends vented their frustration at the mine's owner and questioned whether it was too dangerous to be working there.

At a funeral Tuesday for one of the rescue workers who died, a friend of one of the trapped miners confronted Murray and accused him of skimping on the rescue efforts. He then handed Murray a dollar bill.

"This is just to help you out so you don't kill him," the man said.

Ouch.

David Roberts is staff writer for Grist. You can follow his Twitter feed at twitter.com/drgrist.

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  1. schreinervideo Posted 2:57 am
    22 Aug 2007

    Coal's PR NightmareThis unfortunate episode happens as the coal industry is making more money, is in more demand, and is excercising its political clout more than ever. But like the mine itself, one little slip-up might cause the whole thing to collapse. While Murray is an out-of-control blowhard, Richard Stickler of the MSHA was the fox guarding the henhouse. He let Murray go nuts and treated Utah's people like illegal aliens. Stickler is another "Brownie" and a glaring example of Bush's ineptitude at hiring for any reason other than politics. Stickler was rejected by Congress for the job twice before Bush made him a recess appointment. I hate bringing all this stuff back to the Bush administration, but there it is.

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