tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4664957094233317169.post3635269325640542150..comments2023-12-26T05:33:56.740-05:00Comments on John Hanger's Facts of The Day: Stunning Fact: Coal Mining Jobs Up Nearly 19% Since 2001John Hangerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06565915866938789295noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4664957094233317169.post-5306571406078162312013-08-27T08:59:22.235-04:002013-08-27T08:59:22.235-04:00It is from a report by Appalachian Voices. Google...It is from a report by Appalachian Voices. Google and you will find it.John Hangerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06565915866938789295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4664957094233317169.post-38047850058565710942013-08-26T09:55:14.945-04:002013-08-26T09:55:14.945-04:00Just curious, what is your source? Just curious, what is your source? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4664957094233317169.post-78931639216252490982013-08-23T19:39:16.247-04:002013-08-23T19:39:16.247-04:00Not really. President Obama did oppose a few mou...Not really. President Obama did oppose a few mountain top mining projects in West Virginia but he did not attack strip mining. The easy coal has been increasingly mined. More miners are needed to mine the more difficult to reach coal and that partly explains these surprising numbers.John Hangerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06565915866938789295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4664957094233317169.post-66669703161537515742013-08-23T11:27:28.620-04:002013-08-23T11:27:28.620-04:00Any word on US coal output differences? Strip mini...Any word on US coal output differences? Strip mining is very productive and doesn't require that many people and Bush was permissive of it. Did Obama crack down on it?CarterLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14889305766327730661noreply@blogger.com