Coal jobs decline in Kentucky

Ted Frazier

Gold Member
Nov 12, 2016
3,102
621
255
Donald Trump promised to revive the coal industry; however, things have gone the opposite way:

Kentucky coal jobs and production continued down in the second quarter of the year, illustrating the unlikely prospect of a quick turnaround for the industry despite President Donald Trump’s campaign promises to put miners back to work.

Coal mines across the state cut employment by a total of 200 jobs from April 1 through June 30 compared to the first quarter of 2017, or 3 percent, according to a report released Wednesday by the state Energy and Environment Cabinet.
Kentucky coal employment, production declined in last three months
 
Donald Trump promised to revive the coal industry; however, things have gone the opposite way:

Kentucky coal jobs and production continued down in the second quarter of the year, illustrating the unlikely prospect of a quick turnaround for the industry despite President Donald Trump’s campaign promises to put miners back to work.

Coal mines across the state cut employment by a total of 200 jobs from April 1 through June 30 compared to the first quarter of 2017, or 3 percent, according to a report released Wednesday by the state Energy and Environment Cabinet.
Kentucky coal employment, production declined in last three months
Dealing With Wheeling; Charming Charleston

I doubt it. He wouldn't have gotten such an enthusiastic welcome at that West Virginia rally.
 
China is weaning itself off coal because it pollutes and it's filthy.

And the GOP see those as "good reasons" for supporting more coal in this country.
 
Sane, rational people don't use 19th century fuels anymore.

In that case we should ignore the UN when it says that for a country to get ahead economically, it must burn fossil fuels. Here is the richest man in the world telling you that you are wrong.
"On the one hand, a large proportion of India’s citizens is very poor, with many millions of families living hand-to-mouth on subsistence farming. Better access to cheap energy from coal could bring significant gains in standards of living, education, health, and life expectancy.
And who’s the rich world, that’s done all this emission, to say ‘Oh no India, don’t electrify,’ because right now their direct path would be to take coal and burn a lot of coal,” says Gates. In general, his belief is that “the very poor countries should be unconstrained.” He adds that “if they can figure out how to get power with coal or natural gas, they should go ahead because they are so poor and they have not emitted any of the greenhouse gases that are up there."

^ Our coal, sold dirt cheap to the Pacific Rim, while preventing us from using it. That was the UN/Obama/Clinton plan. It is no longer the plan. Selling our resource at a competitive price is the plan now. The industry will pick up.
Sane rational people absolutely use 19 century fuels. I held out for as long as I could before leasing my gas and oil to Chesapeake Oil Co. < 1/3 of which is owned by China btw.
And here is an ignorant Democrat not knowing the difference:
 
Sane, rational people don't use 19th century fuels anymore.
They did try to make clean coal but abandoned it...Yet no one said a word about that operation going belly up like renewables..

Still do , no they did not abandon it.
How clean coal technology works;

upload_2017-8-4_12-53-41.png
 
Sane, rational people don't use 19th century fuels anymore.
They did try to make clean coal but abandoned it...Yet no one said a word about that operation going belly up like renewables..

Still do , no they did not abandon it.
How clean coal technology works;

View attachment 142089
I should have been more specific in my proliferation of knowledge or old man ramblings...

'Clean coal' plant suspends work as Trump administration celebrates 'energy week'
 
Sane, rational people don't use 19th century fuels anymore.
They did try to make clean coal but abandoned it...Yet no one said a word about that operation going belly up like renewables..

Still do , no they did not abandon it.
How clean coal technology works;

View attachment 142089
I should have been more specific in my proliferation of knowledge or old man ramblings...

'Clean coal' plant suspends work as Trump administration celebrates 'energy week'


Yes we still have a few that haven't done clean coal, it was a big thing about forcing them under the EPA's insistence under the last administration.
Most wanted better more efficient models that was cheaper than the EPA's forced filter's.
We had a big town hall meeting and fight over it with them.
All they did was close that part down temporarily, till possible coal production came back again and we did win the right to put in a much more efficient model, which they have now.
 
Donald Trump promised to revive the coal industry; however, things have gone the opposite way:

Kentucky coal jobs and production continued down in the second quarter of the year, illustrating the unlikely prospect of a quick turnaround for the industry despite President Donald Trump’s campaign promises to put miners back to work.

Coal mines across the state cut employment by a total of 200 jobs from April 1 through June 30 compared to the first quarter of 2017, or 3 percent, according to a report released Wednesday by the state Energy and Environment Cabinet.
Kentucky coal employment, production declined in last three months

If they want a job then they will just have to move where the jobs are located. Maybe Toyota and Mazda will build their new plant in Ky.
 
Donald Trump promised to revive the coal industry; however, things have gone the opposite way:

Kentucky coal jobs and production continued down in the second quarter of the year, illustrating the unlikely prospect of a quick turnaround for the industry despite President Donald Trump’s campaign promises to put miners back to work.

Coal mines across the state cut employment by a total of 200 jobs from April 1 through June 30 compared to the first quarter of 2017, or 3 percent, according to a report released Wednesday by the state Energy and Environment Cabinet.
Kentucky coal employment, production declined in last three months

FAKE NEWS.
rolleyes.gif
 
The "second quarter of the year"? Are lefties that freaking desperate? If Ky. wants to revive it's coal industry that Hillary promised to destroy it will take a lot longer than six freaking months.
 
Donald Trump promised to revive the coal industry; however, things have gone the opposite way:

Kentucky coal jobs and production continued down in the second quarter of the year, illustrating the unlikely prospect of a quick turnaround for the industry despite President Donald Trump’s campaign promises to put miners back to work.

Coal mines across the state cut employment by a total of 200 jobs from April 1 through June 30 compared to the first quarter of 2017, or 3 percent, according to a report released Wednesday by the state Energy and Environment Cabinet.
Kentucky coal employment, production declined in last three months
Oh well. Sucks to be them. Too bad.
 
Sane, rational people don't use 19th century fuels anymore.
They did try to make clean coal but abandoned it...Yet no one said a word about that operation going belly up like renewables..

Still do , no they did not abandon it.
How clean coal technology works;

View attachment 142089

And the irony is they want to stop us from cleaning and using it, while allowing others to burn coal with no regulations. None of this has a thing to do with the environment. It is about propping other countries up at our expense.
The world wants our money, our land and our resources. Our coal, our uranium, our water, and it has got to stop.
 
Six freaking months in office and hysterical lefties are either offended by Trump's policies or offended that he didn't achieve his policies. Are lefties going crazy?
 

Forum List

Back
Top