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Retrospective assessment of chest x-rays from 90,973 underground coal miners from Kentucky... imply that U.S. coal miners are being exposed to excessive amounts of respirable crystalline silica...
us without our awareness. And it brings me back to our role as canaries. We can help the coal miners of the 21st century.
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It seems it took almost 250 years since coal miners first emerged dark and dirty from the mines in Britain for folks in the U.S. to decide that coal is just too darn dirty to be relying...
in the coal mine”. They are the kids that are letting all us miners know that something is wrong that we need...? As I said in my post about mercury and fish, we must look at our environment, our coal energy use that is making...
A world scrambling for energy hasn't yet turned its back on coal, despite its dangers. But when we weigh its pros and cons, we often leave out the miners themselves, men... 
NIOSH to Study Cognitive Loads on Underground Coal Miners (Occupational Health & Safety... the cognitive demands placed on underground coal miners by new safety devices they must carry, with the industry...
is the "canary in the coal mine". Well into the 20th century, coal miners in England and the US brought canaries into coal mines as an "early warning signal" for toxic gases including methane and carbon monoxide...
, president of the Hip Hop Caucus, reminded us of the coal miners buried alive in mining accidents last year... of Grammy-winner Kathy Mattea. Mattea' s grandfathers were coal miners; one of them helped organize...
In the 1800's canaries were used to save lives. Miners would take a caged canary to their worksite. If the bird stopped singing (or died) the miners would vacate immediately. The bird was telling them the air... 
. My knowledge about mining comes from films like Coal Miners Daughter. What that actually means isI know...
The topic for this month’s green moms carnival is coal. Hosted by our dear Lisa Sharp of Retro... 
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