On: Black lung rates in Appalachia are high as the 1970s

[NetMageSCW]

In West Virginia alone coal mining drive $21 billion in economic activity and provides for over 36,000 jobs total when you include related fields like power generation. It is an important in more ways than just mining jobs.

[pibaker → NetMageSCW]

You can say this about many other jobs. But they don't get their own Joe Manchin.

[tonyedgecombe → NetMageSCW]

Jobs in power generation will exist whether you are using coal, gas, solar, wind or hydro.