It is such a tragedy when men are sent to risk their lives for the consumption of man kind. Should we not have self restraint to prevent us from consuming at the expense of others' lives? The Gleision coal mine's loss of four men cannot be justified. We need energy from the coal but we shouldn't do at the costs of lives. Surely we are civilised enough to be able to limit our consumption. If these men were our own family members, we would have certainly done so.
The law should not allow such jobs to be taken by human anymore with the level of technology that we have nowadays. Robots are sent to work in inhospitable environments all over the place and even in the space. It is only economic reasons why they are not in mines - cost saving by mine operators using primitive technologies - miners need jobs to feed their family - energy companies save costs by suppressing their supply price.
Energy companies win, consumers win, mine owners probably do too. But at the cost of fellow human beings. Is it worth the pennies and pounds saved?
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