Sunday, December 11, 2011

Homework: Coal Mining

What are the causes of explosions in coal mines? 


  • Methane ignition
  • Production over safety
  • Workers were intimidates to tell officials what was really going on
  • Many violations of laws
  • Mining industries failed to conduct inspectors

How were families in the United States compensated for the deaths of their family members?

  • Each family was paid 1.5 million dollars
  • They were told that the safety of these mines would improve.

How does the compensation of the United States families compare to the compensation of Chinese families?

  • Each family was paid 10,000 yuan for the expenses of the funeral
  • Each family was then paid 660,000 yaun

Speculate about why miner safety conditions are so much worse in China:

  • No one cares
  • The government is run by a dictator and the dictator does not care
  • Everyone is afraid to go against the beliefs of the dictator

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