In West Virginia, Coal Miners' Slaughter

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"In West Virginia, Coal Miners' Slaughter"

By Michael Winship

The high cost of energy in America was paid in human lives this week, with the deaths of more than two dozen miners in a massive explosion at the Upper Big Branch coal mine in West Virginia. It's the worst mine disaster in a quarter of a century.

Upper Big Branch is owned by Massey Energy Company, which operates 47...