PBS Doc on Black Lung Tonight? Frontline!

[busterbrown]

So one would think that Lung disease was at least stable over the years enough that the rate of disease was at least stable! Especially because our asshole President was promoting a new kind of coal mining.. "Clean Coal" Fuck you Trump.

All of sudden we are finding out (2014) that the Black Lung has had a huge comeback with younger miners..Why. a new type of mining (my explanation) featuring grinding up coal to it's most minute dust..(Silica) Spreading Black Lung disease ( Silica) to a new generation and is reeking havoc on young miners (30-55)..

I'm watching this tonight and its heartbreaking.. Especially because this new generation of miners is so young.. Over 50,000 miners are still at risk!

[Turbineguy]

1. Or as trump would call it...

"Beautiful Black Lung"

[busterbrown]

2. You made me laugh..

But it's really so freaking sad that we have a leader who is dumb as a piece of chicken shit.

[Dennis Donovan]

3. Kick

[tblue37]

4. My grandfather died of black lung. He was a Sicilian immigrant who started working in the mines

as a kid.

Here he is at 13:

[busterbrown]

6. Thanks for posting It's a cool shot but sad...n/t

[MiniMe]

5. My grandfather died from black lung

That was back in the 60's.

[tblue37]

7. Yeah, my Grandpa died in 1968 at 71 years old. nt

[MiniMe]

9. Mine was 1968 also, he was 65

[Separation]

8. Thanks for the heads up

PBS has been knocking homeruns with their shows lately.

[theophilus]

10. Wish all the Trumpers in that part of the world could be

forced to watch and forced to think about this sort of thing. Do away with regulations, indeed!