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Ykcutnek

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7. Yes, they have managed that quite well.

Reply to Brigid (Reply #2)

Thu Oct 16, 2014, 09:55 AM

Oct 2014

And have turned coal into somewhat of a cult in recent years.

Everywhere you go: "STOP THE WAR ON COAL," "COAL KEEPS THE LIGHTS ON," "IF YOU DON'T LIKE COAL, DON'T USE ELECTRICITY," "FRIENDS OF COAL," bumper stickers and decals on storefronts, t-shirts galore.

It's kind of creepy. No, not kind of. 100% creepy.

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Appalachian transition: Why coalfield residents need to help themselves diversify their economy [View all] theHandpuppet Oct 2014 OP

This is so true: Ykcutnek Oct 2014 #1

Thank you for this post. theHandpuppet Oct 2014 #3

Yep. Big Coal's influence is here to stay. Ykcutnek Oct 2014 #6

$$$$$ talks. theHandpuppet Oct 2014 #9

Another great article on the subject. theHandpuppet Oct 2014 #10

A related article on how this is affecting education in the region theHandpuppet Oct 2014 #11

I have also heard . . . Brigid Oct 2014 #2

If you keep people mired in poverty... theHandpuppet Oct 2014 #4

I am OUTRAGED over Blair Mountain, too. theHandpuppet Oct 2014 #5

Yes, they have managed that quite well. Ykcutnek Oct 2014 #7

Oh yes, and it's very well funded theHandpuppet Oct 2014 #8

Here's that article to which I referred theHandpuppet Oct 2014 #12

Kicking theHandpuppet Oct 2014 #13