This interesting article from the NYT compares and contrasts the safety and business practices of the Upper Big Branch Mine with those of the nearby E3-1 Mine, run by TECO Coal Corporation. While the details on the culture and practice of mine safety are of technical interest, of greater interest to me is the contrast between business philosophies. One cut corners to maximize short term profits with tragic consequences. The other invested in training and safety to aim for long term success. Hat tip: Paul Blair.
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Hans G. Schantz is the Principal Scientist of Geeks and Nerds Corporation (GaN). He was co-founder and CTO of Q-Track Corporation until GaN's acquisition of Q-Track in 2019. Co-inventor of NFER indoor location technology, he has more than 40 U.S. patents to his credit. He is the author of The Art and Science of Ultrawideband Antennas, The Biographies of John Charles Fremont, and the science fiction thriller, The Hidden Truth, available free through Kindle Unlimited. The sequel, A Rambling Wreck, was a finalist for the Conservative Libertarian Fiction Alliance 2018 Book of the Year, and third in the series is The Brave and the Bold. His latest work is The Wise of Heart, an illustrated courtroom drama of biological science versus transgenderism that updates the Scopes Monkey Trial for the twenty-first century. Dr. Schantz earned his Ph.D. in theoretical physics from the University of Texas at Austin, and explains his unique solution to wave particle duality at the Fields & Energy Substack.
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