You said it... Living in the Mid Ohio Valley we're in the thick of it! DuPont, Kratom, Etc... We just had the biggest chemical fire in the history of the US let alone WV that burned for nearly 3 weeks and it barely made the news out of the county.
I argue constantly with locals here. If you don't love the plants or oil and gas you're a "tree hugger" or you need to "walk your ass if you don't support oil and gas"
All they care about is fucking money. The plants come in and "bring jobs" and that's all they give a fuck about. Then years later they are crying around a hospital bed because their 3 yr old grandkid is dying from a rare form of cancer. And they don't see the connection... It's SICK
then I get the "well this area would be a ghost town... You weren't here for the haydays"
Oh right. You got to enjoy the benefits of a plant job 30 years ago and now we get the benefits of rare diseases.
West Virginia has been raped and abused for it's natural resources since before the civil war and the majority don't really give a fuck as long as they have jobs.
I mean we got one billionaire in the whole state and they vote him in as governor! If that doesn't tell you something about the people here idk what does. The problem and resolution resides within US. Not the big corporations. And unfortunately most people don't get that. All they care about is a paycheck.
hope all works out bro
