Walker Machinery Company (aka Walker Cat): Mountaintop Mining

(Thanks to Brandon Absher for sending this out and Joseph Trullinger for the blockqouted comments)br /br /a href=" http://www.walker-cat.com/assets/uploads/MountaintopMining.pdf"To Read the Corporate Manifesto-Pamphlet/abr /br /"As if it mattered, morebr /bugs are killed overwhelmingly by car windshieldsbr /than on mine sites." (p.18)... br /br /blockquoteWhat about the bugs that are killed underwhelmingly? Goodness knows that many of my bug killings do not overwhelm the bugs./blockquotebr /br /“Flattening mountains” is merely a provocative term. It’s against the law andbr /has no proof in fact." (p.9)br /br /blockquotebr /What does it mean to prove a term, or a fortiori, to prove a term in fact?/blockquotebr /br /"In no way hasbr /mountaintop mining destroyed this land. It is useful, dynamic, and resourcefulbr /and will be for years to come." (p.9)br /br /"The restoration developsbr /beautifully over time. Unfortunately, most never get to view these areas asbr /mining areas still under bond are off limits for public safety reasons." (p.10)br /br /"The positive transformational role coalbr /has played for mankind has not been truly appreciated.br /It has brought us through two world wars, the Korean andbr /Vietnam experiences." (p.16)br /br /blockquote... I'm confused. ... since when does anybody except Ernst Jünger (et al.) use wars as their go-to/ready-to-hand examples of a "positive transformational" phenomenon for "mankind"?/blockquotebr /br /"Man has shown himself compassionate and willing to sacrifice for the intrinsic value and beauty of the planet and all lower forms of plant and animal life. Our coal miners protect our environment and make that great sacrifice for ourbr /quality of life every shift." (25)div class="blogger-post-footer"img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6323968-5205745910767229909?l=dialogic.blogspot.com'//div