Comments on Donkeylicious: We're All Coal States

Also, they already aren't in good shape. liste...

2009-10-06T10:49:00.782-07:00

Also, they already aren't in good shape. listen to the people and not the 2 corporations that are leveling that part of the country. Good thing is, that with all that barren "reclaimed" land that the coal companies have provided will do wonders for solar and wind technology. It could put all those people back to work that were fired when our wonderful coal companies decided that it would be better to have 5 people blow up a mountain rather than 500 digging underneath it.

No sympathy. Coal provides less jobs now than it did before because they decided to start "mining" by "crossridge" or mountaintop removal. This industry needs to die off before the Appalachians are gone and never to return again. As of now, NO ONE benefits but a handful in Appalacia.

Dare we say that coal also destroys millions of ac...

2009-10-06T10:45:20.657-07:00

Dare we say that coal also destroys millions of acres of forest, employs a mere fraction of what they used to and uproots communities leaving nothing but barren wastelands and ghost towns?

Hey, that's a really good point. I think the ...

2009-06-03T15:39:23.176-07:00

Hey, that's a really good point.

I think the Lower Midwest and Appalachia wouldn't be in very good shape, and that's where many of the people are, but at least some portion of the country ought to benefit.

Ironically, this map makes a pretty great case for...

2009-06-03T13:46:20.062-07:00

Ironically, this map makes a pretty great case for wind and solar -- big chunks of coal generation can be replaced by cheap-to-operate wind and solar that could be built *right there*.