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Coal, Miners, and West Virginia

Hi Folks,

I am a web designer who lives in north central West Virginia, in the heart of the Appalachian coalfields.

Recently, I had two opportunities to tour an underground coal mine.

Both times, our group descended 1000 feet into the ancient mountain, and then traveled through the mine to the face of the longwall. There we saw the cutting of the coal, which began it's  formation in a primeval swamp, some 250 million years ago; deposited before the dinosaurs existed. It was very amazing and inspirational, too.

Perhaps someone may be interested in knowing a bit about the people who work in the mines and our cause concerning them.

Miner's Day Web Site
http://www.minersday.org/

Petition for a Commemorative National Miner's Day
http://www.rallycongress.com/minersdaymemorialassociation ...

Miners and their families have made vast contributions over the centuries,  please be considerate as you plan the demise of coal. It'll be providing 50% of your electricity as you're doing it :-)

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