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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 2007
Page
3
Efforts to reach miners trapped more than 1500 feet underground in a Utah mine will take at least three days. Mine officials say even then rescuers will have access through a 2 inch hole into the chamber.
Crews bulldozed a mountain path to install a seismic listening device outside Crandall Canyon mine in Huntington Utah. Rescue attempts to reach six trapped miners over 1,500 feet underground may take at least three days with a 2 inch hole for contact and supplies amid uncertain survival. Three identified as Mexican citizens, officials say.
An executive said seismic activity has shut down rescue work for six miners trapped underground, erasing a day’s progress. Crews drill two holes to contact the miners while government seismologists dispute quake causation. A bump halted work after coal dislodgement, delaying progress.
In a nationwide debate the Food and Drug Administration faces a petition from 12 industry groups seeking to redefine chocolate by expanding ingredient and technique options. They argue modernizing the 50 to 60 percent cocoa butter rule will streamline production and reflect current practices, potentially impacting farmers in Africa and South America.
The Minneapolis bridge disaster underscored aging U S infrastructure with 500 similar spans at risk. Lawmakers debate funding through higher gasoline taxes as a solution, noting $461 billion in repair needs, heavy road damage, and costly congestion.
Former Vice President Al Gore says Exxon Mobil and other large polluters finance research to dispute global warming consensus. ExxonMobil rejects the claim, noting funded studies do not steer outcomes. Gore compares the effort to tobacco industry tactics and cites about 10 million dollars a year in funding.
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