Cecil Roberts

Coal's not back. Nobody saved the coal industry. by Cecil Roberts

Coal's not back. Nobody saved the coal industry.

We can retrain people until the cows come home here but their standard of living is going to be reduced, we want to hear how we retrain somebody to be part of the middle class.

Those candidates that are willing to go underground will have an opportunity to talk to coal miners in the place they work and understand what they do.

If we decide as a nation that we are going to have a completely carbon free electrical system that would cost trillions of dollars, I am guessing that for a lot less we can figure out how to burn coal cleanly.

We can all act like we need more time. But coal miners don't have... by Cecil Roberts

We can all act like we need more time. But coal miners don't have any more time.

Negotiations with the company are underway this week and I sincerely hope we can reach an agreement.