Appalachia
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‘Coal just isn’t the future’: Meet the Kentucky miners picking up a new trade
Jobs in southeast Kentucky's coal mines are vanishing. Can green jobs replace them?
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Here’s how a post-coal Appalachia could thrive
Coal mining is disappearing in West Virginia and Kentucky. What will take its place?
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Coal exec admits Donald Trump doesn’t understand the first thing about coal
Says Bob Murray of Murray Energy: "I don't think it will be a thriving industry ever again."
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No, Fox News, coal miners do not “live longer, happier lives”
Debunking the theory that coal is a "moral substance."
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If these kids can understand why mountaintop-removal mining is stupid, the government can too
Their pitch is this: "We're children. We're not scientists. But we understand what's happening."
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Larry Gibson
Fr. Dan Berrigan once wrote a poem, “Some,” that I thought of after hearing of Appalachian hero Larry Gibson’s death two days ago: Some stood up once and sat down. Some walked a mile and walked away. Some stood up twice then sat down. It’s too much, they cried. Some walked two miles then walked […]
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Justin Maxson: An Appalachian trailblazer for sustainability
Grist is proud to present the Change Gang — profiles of people who are leading change on the ground toward a more sustainable society and a greener planet. Some we’ve written about before; some are new to our pages. Some you’ll have heard of; most you probably won’t. Know someone we should add to the […]
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We could replace coal power with geothermal — 10 times over
The United States has so many viable spots for producing geothermal energy — i.e. tapping into the heat of the Earth’s core to generate power — that the country's geothermal potential is equivalent to "10 times the amount of coal capacity in place today," according to Climate Progress. Southern Methodist University developed this geothermal map […]