Employment in America’s coal industry collapsed?not five years ago, but fifty years ago. Since that time, President Nixon’s establishment of the EPA, the steady market share gains of natural gas in the US power generation mix, and the shift to machine-based, open pit coal extraction in the West have helped to ensure that growth in […]
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Gregor Macdonald is a freelance journalist covering cities, climate, and energy. He's the editor of TerraJoule.us, a bi-monthly newsletter focused on the economic impact of energy transition.
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