To WV; the coal industry is gone and it's not coming back.

[CK_John]

It's not anyone's fault, it's solar, wind, meth gas all of which require almost no people to generate electricity.

You of course know that but you need some rant time.

Technology marches on and it's time for you to move on also.

[underpants]

1. And coal is way cheaper to mine in Wyoming

[Wellstone ruled]

2. What really hurts is,

if this State was Progressive,we would not be talking about the demise of a Old out dated Industry. We seen this same scenario in the Iron Mining Industry in Minnesota. And the State moved accordingly to mitigate the finical impact to the Range. Yes,there are folks who think there is a viable Iron ore industry still there,forget about it,it only can be sustained with State dollars.

[appalachiablue]

3. You're telling WV 'its time for you to move on also.' Are you telling them

where to move on to, or are you providing them jobs?

[CK_John]

7. Technology doesn't need or wants people over 40 so I'm saying

it's time to wake up.

We need to look for a safety net(age 50 SocSec), learn to live without killing each other and learn how to weld.

[CanonRay]

4. I know it is jobs

but the way that the coal industry has fucked up and fucked over that state, to say nothing of the pollution and mountain top removal, they should be saying good riddance. The loss of jobs is something that could and should have been foreseen and perhaps planned for?

[FLPanhandle]

5. The government should provide incentives for alternative energy companies to manufacture there

Technology changes but we can help those areas left behind.

[gwheezie]

6. That's not going to happen

As long as the coal lobby owns wv.