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A sign expressing hope for coal miners stands near an entrance to the Performance Coal Co. mines on Tuesday, April 6, 2010, in Montcoal, W. Va.
Tuesday, Dec. 06, 2011

Open quoteThis is an amount that will get companies to pay attention. It has to affect their bottom line, otherwise it doesn't mean anything. Close quote

  • J. DAVITT MCATEER,
  • former federal mine-safety chief, on the $209 million that Alpha Natural Resources has agreed to pay for the role of its subsidiary Massey Energy in a 2010 mine explosion in West Virginia
Photo: Mark Humphrey / AP | Source: NY Times