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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIt begins: Coal mine is opening soon.
Environment going down the tubes under tRump! He really doesn't care about our future does he?
http://money.cnn.com/2017/06/01/investing/coal-mine-trump-paris-speech/index.html
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It begins: Coal mine is opening soon. (Original Post)
Joe941
Jun 2017
OP
I heard about this last week. This is a special type coal used in steel manufacturing.
Lochloosa
Jun 2017
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Lochloosa
(16,067 posts)1. I heard about this last week. This is a special type coal used in steel manufacturing.
The rest of the story
Orrex
(63,220 posts)2. So we'll be sending the coal to China, then?
underpants
(182,868 posts)3. Exactly
Still it can't be good for the environment
matt819
(10,749 posts)5. And how many new jobs is it creating?
In the real world, not 45-world.
I did notice that the article failed to point out the number of still unemployed mine workers, in that area!!!
marylandblue
(12,344 posts)7. It's a very small mine
And steel making still requires coke from coal. There isn't a solar powered option.