That's what the owner of Murray Energy Corp. claims: "'This is a safety issue,' he [Robert Murray] continued. 'I just don't want the gas wells where our human beings are, and I don't want our human beings where the gas wells are.'" (The Herald-Star). But then there's this: "He said mining around - rather than through - such a well would cost his company $8 million and require him to shut the affected mine down for about three weeks."
Hmmm...