Posts Tagged ‘safety’

American Hunters and Shooters Association endorses Obama

July 7th, 2008 | 4 Comments

An article today pointed to the fact that not all National Rifle Association members are against Obama.  Heck, Obama even has the support of the American Hunters and Shooters Association.  Hey, since it has the words “hunter” and “shooter” in its title, it’s got to be about guys who like to shoot things with guns, [...]

Chinese mining disaster kills 181

August 19th, 2007 | No Comments

Rescuers raced Saturday to pump water out of two coal mines flooded by a rain-swollen river in eastern China, where 181 miners were missing and feared dead. Water levels were rising, work areas were submerged and the miners “had only slim chances of survival,” the official Xinhua News Agency reported, citing Wang Ziqi, director of [...]

Yet another mining disaster gets much worse

August 17th, 2007 | No Comments

For two weeks, six miners have either been trapped in a mine in Utah, or they are by now most likely dead. Last night, while trying to get to those miners, three more died. Shortly after another mining disaster in West Virginia a year and half ago, I did a piece on preventing mine disasters. Apparently [...]