I just want to say I love Bob Murray and I am keeping him lifted up to God in my... [MORE]

Nina MacFarlane

Aug 24, 2007 23:32

The shift in sources of power from fossil fuels to renewable energy will open more avenues for economic gain than... [MORE]

Stephen A. Harper pres. Oakridge farms Inc

Apr 9, 2007 08:46

Global Warming..... How long has the world been around. How long have people been mining coal. What is going to... [MORE]

dugan

Apr 6, 2007 21:02

I'm amazed by the comments by Mr. Murray. Al Gore is not a bad person just because he "can afford... [MORE]

James Pfeifer

Apr 6, 2007 17:49

Interestingly Mr. Murray escapes the same level of scrutiny that is given to the global warming spokes people. Instead of... [MORE]

Kevin Biegler

Apr 6, 2007 06:03

In a time when our country needs to be focused,there is little time for the traveling feint show that is... [MORE]

Charles Haling

Apr 5, 2007 16:11

It is simply another socialist anti-capitalist attempt to undermine America. Notice how the Greens still can't get excited about nuclear... [MORE]

Jeff

Apr 5, 2007 09:32

Everyone knows everything goes in cycles. That whole saying, what goes around comes around, works for EVERYTHING. Think about it.... [MORE]

Clint Daniels

Apr 5, 2007 01:08

I disagree and I agree. Man has an obligation to better himself and those around him. It is what we... [MORE]

Keith Jensen

Jun 21, 2007 17:33

Without getting into the philosphy of environmentalism or economic impacts, I'm wondering how mankind came to the conclusion that we can... [MORE]

WILLIAM BESS

Apr 4, 2007 17:50

1) Global warming (latest iteration) MAY be happening, but a .7 degree change over 100 years is hardly a trend... [MORE]

Dennis

Apr 4, 2007 17:18

Tonight, as I drive home, 20 miles, alone, in my 14.4 mpg GMC Yukon, I will look forward a typical... [MORE]

Steve Hamilton

Apr 4, 2007 16:57

The thing that just kills me is the short-sightedness of some of the people attacking Al Gore. There is no... [MORE]

danielsan

Apr 4, 2007 17:35

Lets look at where some of the doom and gloom warming people have gotton their money from. Al Gore has money... [MORE]

PhilipM

Apr 5, 2007 19:27

Comments of men like Bob Murray are a disgrace. He is not standign up for the "little guy" he is... [MORE]

Dan Stewart

Apr 4, 2007 16:51

It is obvious that you unfortunately have no idea what you are talking about. MINES ARE SAFE. Mining is one of... [MORE]

miner

Apr 4, 2007 16:57

So is Mr. Murray commenting on the same "little people" that HE will replace as SOON as these automated processes... [MORE]

rstybeach

Apr 4, 2007 18:12

This has nothing to do with whether "coal mines are safe." The facts are that the facts are unknown. The "science"... [MORE]

John Zaleski, Ph.D.

Apr 6, 2007 16:45

We live in a time when corporations and governments are uniting to exploit our collective ignorance and consent for the... [MORE]

David Walker

May 22, 2007 12:56

This reminds me when I was growing up and people were claiming that cigarettes caused harm to the lungs, without... [MORE]

Pat

Apr 4, 2007 16:49

Well spotted, Mr. Murray. Finally, someone has the intestinal fortitude to call the enviro-liars on their mendacity. I'll take the word... [MORE]

Mike C

Apr 4, 2007 16:24

25 years ago they were warning us about Global Cooling. A Consensus IS NOT SCIENCE. It would be very helpful to... [MORE]

Pat

Apr 4, 2007 16:20

Those lives he speaks so highly of wouldn't need to be ruined if american energy companies were more agile and... [MORE]

angrman

Apr 4, 2007 16:20

If you dare to open your eyes and your minds, if you really want to hear the truth so you... [MORE]

iwrote1

Apr 4, 2007 16:13

Bob Murray should be congratulated for using his entreprenurial spirit to make himself a success. However, he is now one... [MORE]

Bubba Rider

Apr 4, 2007 15:57

Bubba, Mr. Murry expresses outrage for the people who have had their lives and livelihood destroyed in communities that have been... [MORE]

Jim Peterson

Apr 4, 2007 22:47

This is in response to Mr. Murray's comments. Mr. Murray step outside your world for a minute. This issue is... [MORE]

Rudy Coblentz

Apr 4, 2007 15:53

Okay, some co2 gases are being produced by human activity. But is it potentialy the biggest cause of Global Whining??... [MORE]

Bob Haire

Apr 4, 2007 15:40

It is solely to get the ratings. The more scared people are the more they watch the programs scaring them,... [MORE]

Shaun

Apr 4, 2007 15:22

Why do most people own businesses? To make as much money as they can. What do enviromentalists have to gain... [MORE]

Leah

Apr 4, 2007 15:10

Businesses make a lot of money because we like their products. There is a natural reward system that betters the... [MORE]

Byron Park

Apr 4, 2007 17:56

Assuming, for the sake of argument, mankind IS the cause of global warming, the operative word is MANKIND! It is then... [MORE]

Mike

Apr 4, 2007 15:08

Please. [MORE]

CorporateFellatioSucks

Apr 4, 2007 14:43

has the planet's climate changed in the past? YES is this a sound 'argument' against present day climate change?/ NO!!!!!! what simple logic. even... [MORE]

Louis

Apr 4, 2007 14:41

i'm so sick of hearing about these people who think i'm a freak for believing what is fact. use your... [MORE]

bubba

Apr 4, 2007 14:30

for those of you still in the stone age.... carbon dioxide is a HEAT TRAPPING GAS that we've consistently and increasingly... [MORE]

timothy

Apr 4, 2007 14:23

I would listen to a stoic robotic person with a brain before listening to a coal miner who possibly inhaled... [MORE]

Soupgoblin

Apr 4, 2007 14:23

Forget the fact that "global warming" is nothing short of a colossal lie: Anybody who rises from a hard working coal... [MORE]

Jim

Apr 4, 2007 14:55

Wow, talk about the blind leading the blind. So I should listen to scientists without an axe to grind and... [MORE]

SmelterRat

Apr 4, 2007 16:20

In response to soupgoblin. If he would spend just one day in a mine where the air is bad, cold... [MORE]

Reggie Spencer

Aug 17, 2007 09:39

Put those who lose jobs from environmental policies on welfare stupid! Give them the dignity they deserve by taxing the... [MORE]

Noel Hugh

Apr 4, 2007 14:14

Anyone who's studied history, politics and religion recognizes that the "Global Warming" movement is a social and political conspiracy in... [MORE]

Eric

Apr 4, 2007 14:14

Am I seriously reading a story about a COAL executive that is saying Gore is crazy??? Incredible... Let me guess by... [MORE]

IsThisForReal

Apr 4, 2007 14:12

Bravo Alicia Colon for being put up on Drudge!! http://www.americanlegends.blogspot.com [MORE]

J. Mark English

Apr 4, 2007 14:10

Earth has been through ice ages and warming periods in the past without any fossil fuels being burned or landfills... [MORE]

RushBaby

Apr 4, 2007 14:09

Oddly enough we are not the only planet to be warming at the moment. Why is that? Because the sun... [MORE]

JD

Apr 4, 2007 14:04

The hollywood elites who run junk science like Gore's movie (the same hipocrates who drive 10 MPG Limos, Lambos, and... [MORE]

science rules

Apr 4, 2007 14:03

Let me predict the coming CO2 tax, i can see the writng on the wall. the tax will save the... [MORE]

stephen

Apr 4, 2007 14:37

Let's not forget that Algore is a champion of the crowd that considers carbon dioxide a pollutant. That's right, exhaling... [MORE]

Rick

Apr 4, 2007 13:59

Lets call it like it is. Profitable Al Gore, this man is a mean dude. I am thankful that we can... [MORE]

James DiGiovanni

Apr 4, 2007 13:41

This isn't a neutral or informed statement - it is from the head of an industry that has an appalling... [MORE]

Brandon

Apr 4, 2007 13:35

The only reason Mr. Murray started his small company is because the previous mine owners left the state and went... [MORE]

Toting Mama

Apr 4, 2007 14:05

He is correct. Gore cannot explain why 'Mars' temps are changing at the same rate as Earths are changing. Gore... [MORE]

marti

Apr 4, 2007 13:27

My father, L.C. (Bud) Campbell, winner of the Erskine Ramsey Medal aand forrmer President of the National Coal Association is... [MORE]

Luther Clyde Campbell, Jr.

Apr 4, 2007 13:20

It's simply astounding how many in the Gore crowd jump onto his bandwagon with their eyes tightly closed. It's no... [MORE]

William Post

Apr 4, 2007 13:18

You are absolutely correct. Mr. Murray misrepresented the history of the Ohio coal mine closings. Al Gore aside, the coal industry... [MORE]

edna

Apr 4, 2007 13:18

We would only reduce the co2 input to the global climate by 23% (and devistate the US economy). That's not... [MORE]

Larry

Apr 4, 2007 13:17

Maybe you don't worry about your children's future, but I do. Polar ice caps melting and messages from the arctic... [MORE]

MS

Apr 4, 2007 13:17

Your children are more in danger from Islamic extremism and our failed educational system than from global warming. But then... [MORE]

Amo

Apr 4, 2007 13:45

Ok then. I want to hear your proposals on how we do this without jeopardizing the following: 1: Our economy 2: Our... [MORE]

Erik M

Apr 4, 2007 13:59

Worrying about global warming (or spending money on it) is pointless, except in terms of preliminary planning for adaptation. If global... [MORE]

lenw9

Apr 4, 2007 12:45

Yes. Worrying and NOT doing anything about it is pointless. It's the doing that's the important part. There again, if... [MORE]

Sam

Apr 4, 2007 13:14

Absolutely correct...the climate goes through ups and downs over hundreds of years...we're in a warming trend. 50 years ago scientists... [MORE]

J

Apr 4, 2007 13:23

Coal plants--even those equipped with the best scrubbers--still emit dangerous levels of mercury, a neurotoxin that is very much a... [MORE]

BlueRidge

Apr 4, 2007 12:39

Certainly this man who owns a coal company must only have the best interest of everyone at heart . .... [MORE]

SMP

Apr 4, 2007 12:35

And this is news? Gee, an ex-coal miner and the current ceo of a coal-using energy company hates Gore and... [MORE]

James Dylan

Apr 4, 2007 12:33

The people who say we should kill ourselves today , so we do not kill ourselves tomorrow ,should fall on... [MORE]

Byron

Apr 4, 2007 12:21

Global warming aside, your comments on coal mining are extraordinarily ridiculous. I have lived in NYC for the past 10... [MORE]

HH

Apr 4, 2007 12:18

I want Mr. Murray to run for President! I want to support Mr. Murray in away possible! I want to... [MORE]

Tyler Wolf

Apr 4, 2007 12:18

I have yet to have even one global warming fanatic explain previous periods of global warming. Between 10 to 25000... [MORE]

Ron

Apr 4, 2007 12:10

Sorry, but the science is in... global warming is happening and we are causing it. It is a fact. If you... [MORE]

Joe Bloggs

Apr 4, 2007 12:03

It was also an undisputed fact that solar eclipses were caused by the gods to show their displeasure with how... [MORE]

Wade

Apr 4, 2007 16:23

I presume that the gentleman to whom you are referring is Rep. Jim Costa of Fresno, CA I will be... [MORE]

Greg Kopp

Apr 4, 2007 11:57

A windmill DOES NOT generate enough electricity to build ANOTHER windmill. Think about that for a second. Next, Bio-diesel requires plants,... [MORE]

Steve

Apr 4, 2007 11:56

can we get a source on that? sure, it doesn't create diesel to run the heavy machinery to put them... [MORE]

blair

Apr 4, 2007 14:13

I see where all of the planets are warming up. Even poor old Pluto which is way out there. I... [MORE]

John R Baron

Apr 4, 2007 11:51

If the Theory Global Warming is right, then we need to act now to save the only planet we have... [MORE]

Jim

Apr 4, 2007 11:42

You and your hero Al Gore need to do a little more research. I suggest www.globalwarming.org for some information.... [MORE]

BRB

Apr 4, 2007 13:09

I'd like to know who the chairman of the House Energy and Mineral Resources is. His actions show that he... [MORE]

dhw

Apr 4, 2007 11:36

No matter what the Latter Day Luddites say Mr.Murray is part of a dying breed who helped to develop and... [MORE]

grant watt

Apr 4, 2007 12:23

Throughout the history of man there's always been that crowd of self-righteous, know-it-all, doom and gloomers. Fortunately, they've never been... [MORE]

Marty

Apr 4, 2007 11:33

People are becoming scared. Plus having one or two people with PhD's come out of the woodwork to declare humans... [MORE]

Bill

Apr 4, 2007 11:32

Water is plentiful. 344 million cubic MILES for 6 billion persons equals a 50 square mile pool 6 feet deep... [MORE]

Paul M. MacKinney

Apr 4, 2007 13:15

I'm behind Mr. Murray 100%. If more rational people would please speak up about Gore, the liberal media, & the... [MORE]

Denis O'Hara

Apr 4, 2007 11:32

This doomsday story has been told repeatedly over the past few thousand years. Maybe the threat was different but the message... [MORE]

Ray

Apr 4, 2007 13:18

The earth is about 5 billion years old and has been thru violent changes before man got here. Man has... [MORE]

Jack Ashenfelder

Apr 4, 2007 11:31

When Al Gore speaks of the damage of warming, he speaks not of the damage to the planet but ultimately... [MORE]

John

Apr 4, 2007 11:27

Or perhaps he has created job programs for his laid off employees w/ the $$$ he got from the govn't. [MORE]

TWBOOKKEEP

Apr 4, 2007 11:26

We need more people like Mr. Murray. The issue of Global Warming is another attack on the American Society as... [MORE]

Sal

Apr 4, 2007 11:22

Finally! Somone has the guts to point out the fact the emporer wears no clothes. Man-made global warming is complete... [MORE]

Bob

Apr 4, 2007 11:20

Anybody remember it? When Pinatubo erupted it spewed more toxic gas into the atmosphere in a two day period than... [MORE]

Brad

Apr 4, 2007 11:11

It is entirely possible that the earth is warming. But it is a very large leap for us to blame... [MORE]

MTT

Apr 4, 2007 11:05

"Think of the current ice-covered Greenland being suitable for farming way back when." Submitted by MTT, Apr 4, 2007 11:05,... [MORE]

Mark Lunn

Apr 5, 2007 06:01

Read Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged or log onto her website and you will see the similarities between what she wrote... [MORE]

Grandma Murphy

Apr 4, 2007 11:05

Excellent idea, I did not agree with Aynn Rand when it came ot her spiritual beliefs; but you can not... [MORE]

Russ Ramey

Apr 4, 2007 13:18

If you have followed Winston Churchill's life, the most important battles are often the loneliest. (or should Churchill have buckled... [MORE]

Stephen Doyle

Apr 4, 2007 11:00

Mrs Colon should research the damage done to communities when the coal companies no longer find the area profitable. Basing... [MORE]

Martin Gerard Hanley

Apr 4, 2007 10:59

Consider the fact that NY State at one time was under several hundred feet of glacial ice. Why then did... [MORE]

Joe BX

Apr 4, 2007 10:58

Mr. Murray made some outstanding points [MORE]

Mike

Apr 4, 2007 10:58

This guy is right on! How many crises's have we lived through the last 30 years -- Y2K, Ice Age,... [MORE]

Gregor

Apr 4, 2007 10:57

Sure, there has been global warming and cooling in the past. But, you conveniently forget the millions of people who... [MORE]

Believer

Apr 4, 2007 15:10

what if he's right? [MORE]

fred smiot

Apr 4, 2007 10:51

Such a diversity of opinions on this board... it is heartening to see. It seems that global warming sceptics can... [MORE]

Sergei Li

Apr 4, 2007 10:45

Some observation about GW and Al Gore:1.The term "Global Warming Denier" is divisive. Someone can believe GW is happening but... [MORE]

Bob Stalling

Apr 4, 2007 10:44

I am heartened that except for maybe 2 or 3, virtually every comment in this forum supports Bob Murray. Refreshing... [MORE]

Alan D

Apr 4, 2007 10:38

Alicia, throwing in phrases like "dared to say" and "brave enough to challenge" does not a hero make. There are... [MORE]

Dan

Apr 4, 2007 10:37

The earth may be going through a period of warming...climate cycles have been happening since day 1 of the earth.... [MORE]

Chad

Apr 4, 2007 10:33

Let he, who is without fault, comment on global warming. [MORE]

Thomas B. Albright

Apr 4, 2007 10:27

Right now the next five nights in little ole Tallahassee Florida are going to have lows in the THIRTIES and... [MORE]

Gonna be Cold

Apr 4, 2007 10:26

What most do not know about Global Warming are the causes, of which there are 4. 1. The cyclic output of... [MORE]

Charlie Gibbs

Apr 4, 2007 10:24

Bravo to Mr. Murray. In a world turned upside down where blatant idiocy is declared as truth, a world where... [MORE]

Harvey Mushman

Apr 4, 2007 10:23

His lrant would be more acceptable if he was not fronting for the group he works for...self interest at the... [MORE]

david still

Apr 4, 2007 10:22

What great power truth gives to a single voice. I would invest in your campaign for President should you ever... [MORE]

Catherine Crabill

Apr 4, 2007 10:22

Murray should rephrase his statement to " What Gore says is more dangerous to my companys profits than his global... [MORE]

wayne

Apr 4, 2007 10:21

From Webster's dictionary let me give you the definition of brave Alicia: to defy; to challenge; to set at defiance;... [MORE]

George Zabetakis

Apr 4, 2007 10:20

Finally, some documentation on the disaterous effects that environmentalism has had on the working man. Mr Murray has the brains... [MORE]

Wheels

Apr 4, 2007 10:17

The prediction of the weather is, at best, trying to predict chaos. Sure, you have the models and you can... [MORE]

Tom Henderson

Apr 4, 2007 10:17

Appreciate the humor in the GREAT CLIMATE DEBATE.The same people that can't accurately predict what the weather will bethree days... [MORE]

Jim J

Apr 4, 2007 10:13

So the US should pollute because others do? We should continue to pollute so some jobs and this guys company... [MORE]

john minich

Apr 4, 2007 10:12

So the earth gets a little warmer. Big Deal! I'd rather that than it getting a little colder. Growing seasons... [MORE]

A.J. DeFalco

Apr 4, 2007 10:11

The law of unintended consequences still applies. In order to create an allegedly better system 100 years from now, we... [MORE]

Dan Denny

Apr 4, 2007 10:06

Murray Energy Corp. is "the little guy"? Didn't they spend $200,000 on lobbying in the 2006 election cycle? [MORE]

TheGreenMiles

Apr 4, 2007 10:06

Call me an elitist but I believe having a spine is good, but place far more value on having a... [MORE]

doctorzuma

Apr 4, 2007 10:05

Yeah, we should believe the CEO of a COAL company when disparages Gore. [MORE]

Artie Freeman

Apr 4, 2007 10:03

At last there is one person that stands up against this self serving elitist in this country. Hopefully we can... [MORE]

rodney

Apr 4, 2007 10:01

He is absolutely right!! Global Warming caused by human is virtually unprovable--it is junk science. I would buy coal from... [MORE]

Alan

Apr 4, 2007 09:59

l agree with Mr. Murray. Let's convert totally to coal, eliminate regulations, no more scrubbers on stacks, cancel those costly... [MORE]

joe sammarco

Apr 4, 2007 10:30

MR. MURRY IS A SOLID AMERICAN TAKING CARE AND SPEAKING FOR THE "LITTLE MAN" AS ALAN JACLSON CALLS US. MAY... [MORE]

Cliff Blake

Apr 4, 2007 09:57

I am not sure the author should be referring to Bob Murray as "brave" as much as he should be... [MORE]

HH

Apr 4, 2007 09:48

Mr. Gore's rants about disaster,gloom,doom of the earth at the hands of humans is trite nonsense, a farce,the big lie.... [MORE]

Vic Lutz

Apr 4, 2007 10:15

Mr. HH, People start businesses to make profit and increase their wealth. This generates jobs. I start a business not to... [MORE]

WM

Apr 4, 2007 10:15

HH, you think that the global warming people aren't profitting from the hysteria? Wake up. All hysteria is for profit... [MORE]

Russell

Apr 4, 2007 10:23

Scientific "consensus" does not equal scientific fact! Amazing how this Global Warming theory (much like the Ice Age in the... [MORE]

Allen

Apr 4, 2007 11:09

If the coal mines are dying... Why aren't we building more Clean, Efficient, Reliable and Safe Nuclear Plants? Answer HH? [MORE]

Henry

Apr 4, 2007 11:09

Ok, so there have been some comments about how Mr. Murry "Takes advantage" of poor people to work as miners..... [MORE]

Otto

Apr 4, 2007 11:12

Having someone background, education and life experience criticized over the internet in an obnoxious rant is humorous. I have lived... [MORE]

HH

Apr 4, 2007 11:51

Umm, because nuclear plants aren't safe? Chernobyl happened and can happen again.... even in the US. [MORE]

Joe Bloggs

Apr 4, 2007 11:58

Your response to Poor Coal Miners was masterfully stated! Well done! [MORE]

Joe who works for Big Oil

Apr 4, 2007 13:08

ANY WISE PERSON THAT SPEAKS THE TRUTH AND HAS THE FACTS BEHIND HIM WILL NEVER BE HEARD IN THIS CONGRESS, [MORE]

bob

Apr 4, 2007 09:42

Thank God someone has the courage to speak out for the little man. It is not the first time that... [MORE]

Don

Apr 4, 2007 09:38

Yes, Mr. Murray is an expert in the field of digging holes in the earth, and removing compressed hydrocarbons. But to... [MORE]

Matt Hurd

Apr 4, 2007 09:36

Al Gore, the High Priest of the Cult of Global Warming, flunked out of Divinity School in Tennessee, and didn't... [MORE]

Don D

Apr 4, 2007 11:18

Mr. Murray speaks for the majority of us for what we feel in our hearts. [MORE]

tom

Apr 4, 2007 09:31

The prediction of the earth being destroyed by global warming is nothing new. Just read 2Peter 3:10 "But the day of... [MORE]

R P Worst

Apr 4, 2007 09:27

Thank you Mr. Murray, finally someone speaks out for the working class, these silver spoon have it all's seem to... [MORE]

Allan Bogacz

Apr 4, 2007 09:25

Murray is right about American Coal. There are processes that exist today that can mine and then treat Coal to... [MORE]

Agmines

Apr 4, 2007 09:15

There is a madness loose among us in this world where denial serves to obliterate a sane approach to our... [MORE]

KC Collier

Apr 4, 2007 09:14

having graduated high school in 1974,i recall nothing but global cooling warnings ad-nauseum.now,it has changed to global warming. it is... [MORE]

mike e. coon

Apr 4, 2007 09:09

We need more brave CEO's like Mr. Murray to speak the truth [MORE]

Nat

Apr 4, 2007 09:04

Thanks to Ms. Colon for having the integrity to stand up for real American values. While environmentalists want to make the... [MORE]

Coal Lover

Apr 4, 2007 08:59

Murray is correct. This entire flap over global warming rejects history and previous climatic changes, both warming and cooling, which... [MORE]

Kenneth Lord

Apr 4, 2007 08:58

Without a doubt, every thought, every statement and every vote is driven by politics. I truly believe that the long... [MORE]

Robert J. Mooney

Apr 4, 2007 08:54

Bob Murray you are my hero! As a native of western Kentucky and a 5th generation coal mine operator who finally... [MORE]

G. T. Roberts

Apr 4, 2007 08:51

Dear Ms. Colon, You might find the work of Matthew Simmons of Simmons International to be of interest regarding the topic... [MORE]

Bob Magyar

Apr 4, 2007 08:48

We may need to organize rallys against the seizure of our governmental process by special interest groups. Living in Michigan, I... [MORE]

James Troscinski

Apr 4, 2007 08:48

It's encouraging to see prominent scientists and businessmen stand up to the environmentalists (aka communists), media and Al Gore's doom... [MORE]

Mary Haley

Apr 4, 2007 11:23

This article gives me hope, that there are still Americans, alive and well, that can see the complete disconnect between... [MORE]

Gail Gravina

Apr 4, 2007 08:47

The one certainity on GW(not George Bush) is that most of our "knowledge" on the subject is wrong. Not wrong... [MORE]

Phil Brown

Apr 4, 2007 08:44

Finally, someone who is standing up and telling it like it really is! Hopefully someone is listening and spreading Mr.... [MORE]

Tom Reed

Apr 4, 2007 08:42

How Sweet It Is! American Royalty finally brought to the carpet. [MORE]

Bob C

Apr 4, 2007 09:49

I wonder if Mr. Murray would consider running for president. The havoc and heartache that Gore is creating with his... [MORE]

cort

Apr 4, 2007 08:41

This article is dead on. Al Gore would have the rest of us, those who are of limited resources, walk... [MORE]

William Konrad-

Apr 4, 2007 08:39

Weather global warming exist or not, common sense tell me trashing our environment is not a good thing. I understand... [MORE]

Alan

Apr 4, 2007 08:36

This story will probably only appear in this forum. The main stream media will never allow these remarks to be... [MORE]

Anthony Guerriera

Apr 4, 2007 08:33

Thanks for a great article about Mr. Murray. So many CEOs are simply caving to this environmental extortion. We have... [MORE]

Lynne

Apr 4, 2007 08:25

It is incredible that no one wants to listen to REAL scientist with REAL facts!!!!!!! The rise in carbon in... [MORE]

Richard Goglia

Apr 4, 2007 08:20

Hip, Hip, Hooray! for Bob Murray. [MORE]

The Little Guy of America

Apr 4, 2007 08:17

I applaud Mr. Murray's comments. We need more people like him who are not scared of being shamed into submission... [MORE]

Brandon

Apr 4, 2007 08:04

At last a common sense response to this outlandish, unproven theory that people are causing global warming. [MORE]

kathleen

Apr 4, 2007 07:56

for having the instincts to build his own business and secondly for having the hutspah to fight for what he... [MORE]

Lee Clapp

Apr 4, 2007 07:45

If we are to believe that humans are the primary cause of global warming and the melting ice caps on... [MORE]

Skip

Apr 4, 2007 07:35

The melting of the polar ice caps on Mars is proof positive of the existence of Martians who are very... [MORE]

Larry J.

Apr 4, 2007 12:57

While I applaud Bob Murray's enthusiasm, his arguements (and thus credibility) are extremely flawed. The jobs lost in Ohio mining... [MORE]

Adam G

Apr 4, 2007 07:34

"Oops!"... those will be the words when the collective fools who turned their backs on the facts and used biblical... [MORE]

Shane Blaze

Apr 4, 2007 10:20

anyone who poo poo's the effects of global warming is a dishonest person. Little matter that he OWNS a coal... [MORE]

Rick

Apr 4, 2007 11:11

Finally someone who knows his facts and is not afraid of political correctness which is ruining our USA. Global changes... [MORE]

e Salmon

Apr 4, 2007 07:32

Global warming is a hoax much like the tulip hoax of long ago. When the global warming currently occuring is... [MORE]

Paul L Shea

Apr 4, 2007 07:11

Wonder what has happened to coal buiness in eastern OK? david [MORE]

David Hale

Apr 4, 2007 07:11

I love the quote, so clear, consise, and to the point: "Some wealthy elitists in our country," he told the audience,... [MORE]

Brandon Moore

Apr 4, 2007 06:52

This type of CEO is why it took so long to contract anti-trust laws in America. Mr. Murry and his... [MORE]

Jackson Van Alman

Apr 4, 2007 06:45

We can rule out what Timothy Ball says here, since solar activity, monitored by satellites, has remained rather constant over... [MORE]

Mark Lunn

Apr 4, 2007 06:43

AMEN!!!!! [MORE]

Terry Strother

Apr 4, 2007 06:42

Now that is a first: a coal industry ceo worried about the little guy. Does Ms. Colon have an understanding... [MORE]

raymond lowery

Apr 4, 2007 06:35

Before Al Gore became a prophet for global warming, he was a prophet for Nafta and free trade. If... [MORE]

GEORGE MOSS

Apr 4, 2007 06:31

This guy needs to have a look around. He's ignoring a vast body of evidence that says global warming is... [MORE]

Bill

Apr 4, 2007 09:42

Bill - a "vast majority" also once belived the earth was flat and the sun revolved around the earth as... [MORE]

Bob

Apr 4, 2007 10:10

And even if the US population does balloon to 1 billion by 2100 we could still fit that entire population... [MORE]

Dr. V

Apr 4, 2007 11:27

If the earth is in a current warming trend, why are you so eager to assume man has anything to... [MORE]

Marty

Apr 4, 2007 11:52

...the VAST MAJORITY OF SCIENTISTS (if you could call them that) believed that the Earth was flat. Of Chris Colombus, they... [MORE]

RealScientist

Apr 4, 2007 12:22

I am not worried about a population exposion starting with my eight children I pan to buy kiddie offsets from... [MORE]

Roberta sorenson

Apr 4, 2007 12:51

Three cheers for Mr. Murray!! who is not afraid to counter nonscientific political hype. [MORE]

Dr. L.V.

Apr 4, 2007 12:53

Finally someone with brains. You nailed the truth, now see how many Al Gore followers take you on? [MORE]

Dee Kilpatrick

Apr 4, 2007 14:43

Comparing the methods and levels of science of Columbus' day to the methods and levels of science of today directly... [MORE]

rstybeach

Apr 4, 2007 17:45

For awhile now, I've been concerned that the Gore campaign platform would be bulldozing it's way through American Society without... [MORE]

richard Schultz

Apr 4, 2007 06:19

Maybe Mr Murray should run for president. This country could use someone with some balls and common sense. President Bush... [MORE]

Don Eaddy

Apr 4, 2007 06:12

There must be many thousand more people with business and scientific knowledge as Bob Murray in this country. Perhaps this... [MORE]

tom calello

Apr 4, 2007 06:11

I am continually amazed that people like Colon are paid to do what they do. Why pay a columnist when... [MORE]

Greg Ketteman

Apr 4, 2007 06:11

Interested readers can go to "power-technology.com" and see for themselves what the typical power designs plants are, that are being... [MORE]

E B

Apr 4, 2007 06:08

It is so nice to see this real man stand up to the environmental elitist hypocrites who ride around in... [MORE]

Gail

Apr 4, 2007 05:52

I thank Mr Murray for his stand to retain sanity in the so called "global Warming" debate. There are still... [MORE]

Larry Greenwood

Apr 4, 2007 05:40

Jobs and dreams that are dependent on jobs and dreams that don't serve the greater good are not inherently good.... [MORE]

Mike Jones

Apr 4, 2007 04:55

Now would you please run for President of the U.S.? [MORE]

Joe America

Apr 4, 2007 04:42

Thanks for standing up, Mr. Murray. [MORE]

Leland Gregg

Apr 4, 2007 04:20

Mr. Murray is one of the smart people. It seems too few of them get the spotlight these days. It's... [MORE]

Dan

Apr 4, 2007 03:43

What a dunderheaded editorial. Climate scientists are not wealthy, nor are they elites. Obviously someone who makes their money from... [MORE]

AMB

Apr 4, 2007 03:28

If it weren't for articulate caring people like Mr. Murry, who speaks for millions of us little people, we would... [MORE]

Diana Antoine

Apr 4, 2007 03:20

The last paragraph says a lot! Let's just say that AlGore and Congress are breathing too much methane gas because... [MORE]

carol

Apr 4, 2007 02:59

I am so relieved that someone has stood up and had the confidence to state that the 'Emperor Has No... [MORE]

Tess D.

Apr 4, 2007 02:43

Some people will kick and scream until their very last breath. Maybe if I was in a situation where I... [MORE]

Allen

Apr 4, 2007 01:58

The global warming mania sure proves P. T. Barnum's adage that "a sucker is born every minute". [MORE]

Rod

Apr 4, 2007 01:36

The title says it all. [MORE]

Michael Sullivan

Apr 4, 2007 01:30

How are we supposed to take seriously any of these CEOs? Are they that uncaring about the world and future... [MORE]

Chris

Apr 4, 2007 01:17

There are two facts, which are ignored by the environmentalists and both political parties. They stem from the fact that,... [MORE]

Mr. R. L. Hails Sr. P. E.

Apr 3, 2007 23:56

You know what, here's the problem. Both gentlemen are RIGHT! Mr. Gore is right about global warming not because of the... [MORE]

Mark T.

Apr 3, 2007 23:56

The petulant tone does your fuzzy argument a disservice. If the problem is that specific legislation is doing economic damage,... [MORE]

Kevin Napier

Apr 3, 2007 23:52

This issue is interesting; however, someone or anyone, concerned about the earth's temperature needs to tell me, "What is the... [MORE]

Dr. Richard L. Christiansen

Apr 3, 2007 23:46

For President [MORE]

Dan

Apr 3, 2007 23:41

I believe everything Mr Murry wrote about global warming. Gods earth is so vast that if anyone thinks they have... [MORE]

wanda stansell

Apr 3, 2007 23:39

Its a start! Let's keep it rolling! [MORE]

The Texan

Apr 3, 2007 23:28

Nice to see that the Sun is still around. I thought this paper died years ago. [MORE]

Anon

Apr 3, 2007 23:24

Short flippant answer: I passed my first Stats 1001 midterm. To elaborate, we have measured the average temperature of the... [MORE]

Cyrus Bear

Apr 3, 2007 23:23

The little guy is someone we should all look out for and when he chops our mountains down...Forget global warming,... [MORE]

rob h

Apr 3, 2007 23:14

Lets face it, the way Bush & Co. is causing this country to hemorrage money to Iraq, this country is... [MORE]

SIster

Apr 3, 2007 23:09

The next time I hear about the divide between the rich and the poor, I will remember this article. The... [MORE]

Jim Johnson

Apr 3, 2007 23:05

Cigarettes don't cause cancer and coal doesn't emit greenhouse gasses or even the mercury that is leaking into our food... [MORE]

rob

Apr 3, 2007 23:05

As soon as Al Gore reduces his emissions to parity with those of the third world he so ardently wants... [MORE]

John Arthur

Apr 3, 2007 22:53

40% of all greenhouse gas emissions are from coal. Simple fact. We must find some way to burn coal cleanly. [MORE]

Jim Armstrong

Apr 3, 2007 22:33

Not only a great article, but Mr. Murray is a profound orator. Where can we read more about him? [MORE]

Richard Blair

Apr 3, 2007 22:33

Dear Ms. Colon, After reading your aforementioned article, I just wanted to say that I respectfully disagree with Mr. Murray, but... [MORE]

Susanne Brown

Apr 3, 2007 22:32

speak out! [MORE]

jns

Apr 3, 2007 22:26

Where has the common sense in this country. What has happened to Science and why has it been hijacked by... [MORE]

Rick

Apr 3, 2007 22:16

Thank you for writing an excellent and informative article presenting Mr. Murray's account of what is happening in an industry... [MORE]

Jennifer Farley

Apr 3, 2007 22:14

I also read a an artlice on Mr. Murray in Friday's 5/18/07 Wall Street Journal. As far as decisions in... [MORE]

Jeff Murray

May 20, 2007 11:10

Thank you for this article -- we need more articles like this, and more people to start speaking up. I... [MORE]

Andy

Apr 3, 2007 22:13

It is inspiring to read the article about Mr. Murray and his battle to be heard and to bring to... [MORE]

Gratian Yatsevitch

Apr 3, 2007 22:10

what good is a coal mine if there is a drought so severe that you cant live there anyway? what matters... [MORE]

nic

Apr 3, 2007 22:05

Dear Ms. Colon: So, any thought that it might make sense that a self-made guy who has everything invested in coal... [MORE]

Kelly O'Neill

Apr 3, 2007 22:04

Weather reports proclaiming the weather tomorrow are frequently wrong, how then can the end of civilization be predicted by a... [MORE]

James Sieker

Apr 3, 2007 22:01

Sounds like at least one CEO in our country is not scared of the Gore! Bully for you Mr. Murry [MORE]

Jean B McClay

Apr 3, 2007 22:00

SO now we are taking comments made by CEO's of coal energy companies and treating them as news worthy. THEY MAKE... [MORE]

Rush Dim-Bulb

Apr 3, 2007 21:59

You suggest that CEO's comments are not vaild?? and by doing so invite us to believe that an ex-senator is... [MORE]

bernie

Apr 4, 2007 16:31

Thank you to Mr. Murray for being so brave. The same type of scientific hysteria occurred in Western countries of... [MORE]

Chris T.

Apr 3, 2007 21:42

It is about time that someone spoke up and showed some grit. You can say the same about many of... [MORE]

Brenda

Apr 3, 2007 21:41

Sing it brother! I have been following the global warming issue for years and I can tell you first hand... [MORE]

Ryan from California

Apr 3, 2007 21:13

I live in Los Angeles. I see the effects everyday of pollution. The only days the air is clear is... [MORE]

Don Wilson

Apr 3, 2007 21:13

Not just LA my friend...I'm just south of you in San Diego, and although we don't exactly have the same... [MORE]

rstybeach

Apr 4, 2007 17:57

couldn't a similar argument been made about the debilitating effects of eliminating slavery on the economy of the South in... [MORE]

Dan

Apr 3, 2007 21:12

I wonder what would happen if, instead of fighting a war, we devoted ourselves to funding the science needed to... [MORE]

C Mu

Apr 3, 2007 21:12

To Mr. Bob Murray, Sir, I'm rooting for you, way to go [MORE]

German Moran

Apr 3, 2007 21:10

Always refreshing to see that someone somewhere is standing up to all of this ridiculous government burocracy. [MORE]

Steven Sanders

Apr 3, 2007 20:59

In his book titled "Unstoppable Global Warming; every 1500 years", S. Fred Singer and Dennis Avery write that gobal warming... [MORE]

Richard

Apr 3, 2007 20:57

The US government agency NOAA, on its web site, has USA temperature charts for the past 112 years. Each chart... [MORE]

H Maier

Apr 4, 2007 19:20

If we can move away form the coal and oil we might have a chance in making a world that... [MORE]

Johnny C

Aug 8, 2007 05:17

I thing that GLOBAT WORMING is a big problem. I see it in that way, and I thing that we... [MORE]

melinda

Nov 6, 2007 17:52

Thank you for writing this and Mr. Murray for fighting. Good to see there is still some of that American... [MORE]

Hector Perez

Apr 3, 2007 20:57

How can anyone refute the scientific evidence and common sense of seeing what is happening to this world and say... [MORE]

C.A.Dickerson

Apr 3, 2007 20:56

The web site below is a BBC 1 hr,15 minute real documentary on global warming, and the real implications of... [MORE]

Robin J. Humphrey

Apr 3, 2007 20:52

A voice in the wilderness for some common sense and a spine. I pray there are more but it is... [MORE]

MARLOWE

Apr 3, 2007 20:50

With a bit of research it is easy to see that the Sun is the main factor in global warming.... [MORE]

Carlton Gosnell

Apr 3, 2007 20:50

If Mr. Murray really cares about the health of his children and grandchildren and his miners and their families he... [MORE]

Jim Schuenemann

Apr 3, 2007 20:45

Mr. Murray is well worth listening to. Gore is indeed dangerous - mainly because of the lap dog media that... [MORE]

Dennis H Cowdrick

Apr 3, 2007 20:45

Excuse me - the jury may still be out on whether global warming is caused by human activity (burning fossil... [MORE]

George Brandt

Apr 3, 2007 20:36

Mr. Murray is an example of what anyone can do in a free enterprise system. This should be broadcast everywhere so... [MORE]

Judith

Apr 3, 2007 20:34

This man is exactly right about global warming and all the talk from AL Gore . Gore should find something... [MORE]

DEelma Lively

Apr 3, 2007 20:16

Mr. Murray is 100% correct-thank you [MORE]

james Rivera

Apr 3, 2007 20:14

The irony of all of this is that Coal is one of the answers to the question of American energy... [MORE]

Don Mei

Apr 3, 2007 20:00

Rather than quote Timothy Ball as a "renowned environmental consultant" - a phrase he himself promotes - check out his... [MORE]

Barbara

Apr 3, 2007 19:44

Why am I not surprised that the CEO of a coal mining company debunks global warming?

Charles Amundson

Apr 3, 2007 19:38

Right On! [MORE]

Ken Hilton

Apr 3, 2007 19:32

Not many women in the public would dare write the article you penned. That is why I upgraded you to... [MORE]

Tim Shaw

Apr 3, 2007 19:18

Ask of assistance for 1500 children disadvantaged in Haiti in order to improve their living conditions and to sensitize them... [MORE]

Child Evangelic Ministries Haiti

Aug 9, 2007 13:36

It should not surprise anyone that the CEO of a coal company does not want to solve the climate crisis.... [MORE]

Brent Schoradt

Apr 3, 2007 19:16