Strangely, most of us have a pathological need to be able to say “I told you so,” though it’s certainly nothing to be proud of. Does any decent person root for climate change to ravage this planet so he or she …
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What’s Happening in the U.S. Coal Industry Is Most Certainly Not Helping the Miners
I’m lucky enough to have been born a straight while male, adopted as an infant into an affluent family with terrific values that included the importance of education. As a result of this fortuitous combination, I personally have relatively little …
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Lots of Tragedy in the U.S. Economy, a Great Deal of Which Is a Gross Misunderstanding of the Fundamentals of the Energy Industry
There are lots of terrifying aspects of the Trump presidency. But while terror may be the deepest emotion, sadness is probably broader, reaching, as it does, the desperate and brokenhearted masses who were promised the American dream and who worked …
Coal: Coming to the End of the Line
It’s a cruel irony that coal miners are fighting so hard to retain their disease-ridden way of life, given its deadly effects on its participants. Yes, all 7.3 billion of us denizens of Earth will breathe more easily (literally) when …
The Coal Industry Offers Jobs
A reader notes: The L.A. Times had an editorial today about the obvious need to abandon coal as an energy source, and yet what to do about the coal miners and others whose jobs directly exist because of that industry…..It gets …
Coal Won’t Go Gentle Into That Good Night
The ad below is a call to action focused on Australian coal miners, but it illustrates a larger point: there are interest groups on all sides of every issue—some helpful, others harmful. Yet getting rid of destructive practices isn’t as …
U.S. Politicians Mince Words on Energy Policy
The American voters who are hoping that the cause of clean energy and sustainability will still be alive when the dust clears in November can sleep a bit easier after tonight’s debate. But it sure was a tragedy to see …
