""Working at a Peabody Mine is safer than working at WalMart."
Unfortunately, the truth regarding Peabody's safety record is far different than this fictional account. According to a BusinessWeek article, cited by Nilles;
"Peabody's Air Quality No. 1 mine in Knox County, Indiana, tops the U.S. in citations, with 1,419. The company's operation in Saline County, Illinois, has accumulated 1,217 citations, according to (Mine Safety and Health Administration) data."
Palmer also claimed that Peabody does not use mountaintop removal mining techniques during his tenure with the corporation. Nilles pointed out that Palmer's employment history with the company dates back to 2001, yet Peabody has owned mountaintop removal sites in West Virginia and Kentucky until 2007.
http://blogs.alternet.org/speakeasy/author/brucenilles/
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