Coal is just the excuse for bad policy. It is the World Bank and U.S. economic policy that does the killing. This is another breeding ground for anti-American terrorists- supported by low prices for consumers and big profits for investors- real costs be damned!

a liberal in redsville

It is maddening that this kind of harm to human beings and animals should still be tolerated.  But what legal options do the people of Orissa have?  Will they have to jump through hoops, over many years, demonstrating scientifically how they and their animals are harmed by exposure to the pollutants in their environment?  And meanwhile, the industrialists get to keep chugging along?

Crazy.

Chickens are our cousins! So are other sensitive animals! Enough is enough! No more factory farms!