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cyclonefence

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5. There are virtually no real coal "miners"

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Mon Jun 24, 2024, 01:59 PM

Jun 2024

Coal "mines" consist of scraped-off mountain tops, using big machines that require one operator, replacing any number of actual miners. The miners' beef ought not to be with government regulations but with mine owners, who destroyed their jobs along with the environment, contaminating the air and water where the miners and their families live. Coal mining has not been a real occupation for at least 20 years.

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