Im so sick and tired of seeing this…
West Virginia’s coal industry must strike a balance between maintaining jobs and taking care of the environment, but just how to do that is not clear.
A panel of experts on Tuesday discussed the hard reality of trying to preserve coal mining jobs while also preserving the environment.
LOOK!
I see two patterns in this picture.
One is the fairly consistent amount of coal over time.
The other is continually devastating job losses.
100s of people are employed by a deep mine. MTR sites can employ as little as 9.
Mountaintop removal causes job loss. Period. End of story.
JW RandolphRaised on the banks of the Tennessee River, JW's work to create progress in his home state and throughout Appalachia has been featured on the Rachel Maddow Show, The Daily Kos and Grist. He served first as Appalachian Voices’ Legislative Associate and then Tennessee director until leaving to pursue a career in medicine in 2012.
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