There is no war on coal. Period. There are more coal jobs and more coal produced in Ohio than there were five years ago, in spite of the talking points and the yard signs.
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The end of coal in Appalachia doesn't mean that America is running out of coal (there's plenty left in Wyoming). But it should end the fantasy that coal can be an engine of job creation - the big open pit mines in Wyoming employ a tiny fraction of the number of people in an underground mine in Appalachia.
The coal mining industry is very destructive and it doesn't have to be.
Coal is a big deal here in Wyoming.
Coal mining is an industry rife with mismanagement, corruption, greed and an almost blatant disregard for the safety, health and quality of life of its work force. Everyone knows this. Everyone has always known it.
I don't see any new coal.
Coal is cheap, but up to what extent are we going to allow coal plants to operate?
For better or worse, the bulk of coal industry jobs are in Appalachia - and when that coal is gone, so are the jobs.
We don't want to leave the coal in the ground, and that necessarily is going to involve better technology with regard to clean uses of coal.
Nowhere has the political power of coal been more obvious than in presidential campaigns.
Coal is absolutely critical to our nation's economic health and global competitiveness.
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