http://ilovemountains.org/news/4741 END MOUNTAINTOP REMOVAL COAL MINING IN APPALACHIA! Fri, 25 Apr 2014 15:29:29 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.3.18 http://ilovemountains.org/news/4741#comment-1373774 Fri, 25 Apr 2014 15:29:29 +0000 http://ilovemountains.org/?p=4741#comment-1373774 Are any of the anti-coal mining groups working on the much-needed larger project of stopping the mining of coal altogether? Like other fossil fuels, several times more coal is already available than can safely be burned without sending the climate into an irreversible dash to world disaster. Coal is a real enemy, so a war on coal makes good sense, but in practice it would cause huge harm to the many people directly or indirectly employed in the industry and to communities dependent on it. There is a need, therefore, for a carefully worked-out master plan to provide alternative jobs and industries to replace coal in the socio-economic system. From rough calculations, I believe that it would be at no net cost to governments and huge benefits. I’d like to help such a master project in any way I can.

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