Would you like to see the West Virginia coal mines shut down?

[Renew Deal]

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[k8conant]

1. We need to use solar and wind power in our state.

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[Yurovsky]

2. Yes BUT....

You can't board up a major employer of thousands of Americans - essentially by government edict - without implementing a detailed, robust, well-funded program to employ those workers in other occupations at similar wages. That would include education & training, possible construction of facilities/infrastructure etc. IMO, it wouldn't have to be isolated to only clean energy projects, but the goal should be 100% re-employment of affected workers. That may not be possible, but certainly it should be the goal.

My problem is the initial comments re: shutting down WV coal opeartions was just sort of tossed out there to garner some cheap support with green voters. No consideration was given to the people who would lose their jobs or even how to moderate the probable increase in utility costs to moderate & low income customers.

[FSogol]

6. Or our inablilty to power everything right now without using coal. n/t

[joshcryer]

8. I think the comment was candor.

Which is rare from equivocating Clinton. She actually wants to see it gone.

[pat_k]

3. "War on coal" must not be "war on coal workers"

Tragically, EPA's emissions restrictions, enacted by executive order, were not accompanied by any sort of investment to offset the devastating consequences to "coal towns." As much as we might applaud the new restrictions, there's a problem with doing it outside congress. As part of a bill, such new rules would be part of a deal that included investment to mitigate the consequences.

Shutdown of 150th coal plant reminder that so-called 'war on coal' must not be war on coal workers
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/10/13/1245351/-Shutdown-of-150th-coal-plant-reminder-that-miners-and-related-workers-need-a-just-transition

[Luminous Animal]

4. I see you haven't voted. What do you think?

[Renew Deal]

7. I think that shutting down the coal mines is the logical conclusion to ending the use of coal

Not sure how it can be avoided. If we're saying end the use of coal, then logically the mines have to be closed.

[FSogol]

5. I'd rather see them phased out as cleaner energy sources come on line.

We should speed their closing, but closing them suddenly is probably poor energy policy.
There is no reason we couldn't transition from coal in 25 years as a national goal.

[Cheese Sandwich]

9. Yes but we aslo have to give the people other jobs right away

[Jamaal510]

10. I'd like to see

an alternative to coal, but something to keep in mind is that the coal workers would be without jobs if they shut down, and as it stands, coal is a major part of the state's economy.

[TheBlackAdder]

11. Another binary poll void of nuanced thought.