Ken Ward: Why We Should be Talking about the Transition to Post-Coal in the USA

Since many politicians, Democrat and Republican, are funded by the coal industry, very few of them have the courage to talk about what the region needs - an economic transition away from coal in the coal regions.  Ken Ward spells it out.

From Ken Ward "What Natalie Tennant could have said about coal:"

"Last September, when I heard Secretary of State Natalie Tennant speak during the  “A Bright Economic Future for West Virginia,” event here in Charleston, there was a glimmer of hope that she might follow a slightly different path than most of our state’s political leaders. As I reported at the time, while generally sticking to the fossil fuel bandwagon, Secretary Tennant did throw in a line about the continuing questions over whether most of the jobs from the natural gas boom are going to West Virginia residents:
… Tennant also spoke strongly in favor of the state trying to continue the boom in Marcellus Shale natural gas drilling and production, but said more needs to be done to ensure the jobs that are created go to West Virginians.So it was pretty disappointing to hear her silly responses to questions from the Daily Mail editorial board about coal issues and the Obama administration."

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