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Cole is king in the state of West

Cole is king in the state of West Virginia my son-in-law is an underground

Virginia my son-in-law is an underground

Virginia my son-in-law is an underground coal miner my father and grandfather

coal miner my father and grandfather

coal miner my father and grandfather both were coal miners then my husband

both were coal miners then my husband

both were coal miners then my husband was a very proud coal miner he died a

was a very proud coal miner he died a

was a very proud coal miner he died a black line okay hey my baby have a good

black line okay hey my baby have a good

black line okay hey my baby have a good day

they salvage the comb and then destroy

they salvage the comb and then destroy everything else nothing can survive with

everything else nothing can survive with

everything else nothing can survive with what’s left the mountains all around

what’s left the mountains all around

what’s left the mountains all around they’ve all been destroyed it’s the last

they’ve all been destroyed it’s the last

they’ve all been destroyed it’s the last one here my husband built this house

one here my husband built this house

one here my husband built this house they don’t have a right to take that

they don’t have a right to take that

they don’t have a right to take that away

imagine this massive industry billions

imagine this massive industry billions of dollars that they spend to extract

of dollars that they spend to extract

of dollars that they spend to extract the coal from this region and imagine a

the coal from this region and imagine a

the coal from this region and imagine a community that comes together and says

community that comes together and says

community that comes together and says there’s another way to do this with Co

there’s another way to do this with Co

there’s another way to do this with Co Weaver mountain is an opportunity to

Weaver mountain is an opportunity to

Weaver mountain is an opportunity to develop a wind farm but there are

develop a wind farm but there are

develop a wind farm but there are barriers to them lowland land company

barriers to them lowland land company

barriers to them lowland land company owns the property and Massey has leased

owns the property and Massey has leased

owns the property and Massey has leased the right to mine that cold

Morello Scarborough understands that if

Morello Scarborough understands that if we’re going to get beyond our past we

we’re going to get beyond our past we

we’re going to get beyond our past we need to do something different there’s

need to do something different there’s

need to do something different there’s cake

cake

cake there’s cobbler there’s windmill cookies

there’s cobbler there’s windmill cookies

there’s cobbler there’s windmill cookies everybody has to have a windmill cookie

everybody has to have a windmill cookie

everybody has to have a windmill cookie first and foremost is it will save the

first and foremost is it will save the

first and foremost is it will save the mountain we can produce renewable energy

mountain we can produce renewable energy

mountain we can produce renewable energy on that mountain instead of having it

on that mountain instead of having it

on that mountain instead of having it leveled I’m not against coal miners the

leveled I’m not against coal miners the

leveled I’m not against coal miners the tops of the mountains off a coal miner

tops of the mountains off a coal miner

tops of the mountains off a coal miner is what Rob Drew did if my dad did that

is what Rob Drew did if my dad did that

is what Rob Drew did if my dad did that went into the bowels of the earth and

went into the bowels of the earth and

went into the bowels of the earth and they mined the coal and when they left

they mined the coal and when they left

they mined the coal and when they left our beautiful mountains were still there

our beautiful mountains were still there

our beautiful mountains were still there what we need to tell those young miners

what we need to tell those young miners

what we need to tell those young miners is 20 years from now or you said it what

is 20 years from now or you said it what

is 20 years from now or you said it what are you going to do

mr. Petrillo

mr. Petrillo this is the realm of Scarborough again

this is the realm of Scarborough again

this is the realm of Scarborough again calling to see if you’ve had an

calling to see if you’ve had an

calling to see if you’ve had an opportunity to speak with the governor

opportunity to speak with the governor

opportunity to speak with the governor to see if we’re going to get five

to see if we’re going to get five

to see if we’re going to get five minutes of his time today well with all

minutes of his time today well with all

minutes of his time today well with all due respect mr. Petrillo he’s the boss

due respect mr. Petrillo he’s the boss

due respect mr. Petrillo he’s the boss of the people that issued this permit he

of the people that issued this permit he

of the people that issued this permit he has the power to rescind this perm if he

has the power to rescind this perm if he

has the power to rescind this perm if he doesn’t do something by Wednesday it’s

doesn’t do something by Wednesday it’s

doesn’t do something by Wednesday it’s too late

we want to ask the governor today if he

we want to ask the governor today if he will declare a state of emergency and

will declare a state of emergency and

will declare a state of emergency and rescind the permits on coal River

rescind the permits on coal River

rescind the permits on coal River Mountain the whole world is watching

Mountain the whole world is watching

Mountain the whole world is watching governor Manchin will know exactly what

governor Manchin will know exactly what

governor Manchin will know exactly what you were allowing to happen in the state

you were allowing to happen in the state

you were allowing to happen in the state of West Virginia or or what you are

of West Virginia or or what you are

of West Virginia or or what you are willing to stop my friends and I are

willing to stop my friends and I are

willing to stop my friends and I are leaving until you protect four of the

leaving until you protect four of the

leaving until you protect four of the mountain within you alone

Massey Energy in his blasting coal River

Massey Energy in his blasting coal River Mountain

if we stop they win so we can’t stop six

if we stop they win so we can’t stop six pounds ten ounces

oh my grandchildren are the reason why I

oh my grandchildren are the reason why I do what I do it is about the the next

do what I do it is about the the next

do what I do it is about the the next generation and the next generation and

generation and the next generation and

generation and the next generation and what’s going to be left for them