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Myopic.eCat wrote:A long-awaited revival is under way in this beleaguered Central Appalachia community where residents see coal as the once and future king.
Trucks are running again. Miners working seven days a week cannot keep up with current demand. Coal mines, long dormant after the industry’s collapse, are now buzzing again with antlike activity.
“We load coal every day for the power plant in Virginia City,” explained Rick, a long-time supervisor for a major local operation who did not want to give his last name. “There's one shipment a week for Georgia Power, and one for Tennessee Eastman.”
The past month has seen a resurgence of the coal industry that once formed the backbone of the region's economy, and locals credit President Trump's aggressive, pro-energy agenda.
coal working Expand / Contract
In Wise County, Virginia, coal trucks are running again. (Johnny Giles)
Crippled by a slew of factors, from changing times, an emphasis on renewable energy, and the Obama administration's harsh penalties on coal-fired power plants, the area's economy took a devastating hit over the past eight years. Many of the people living in these mountains had nearly given up hope that the area could ever recover.
The smaller communities in this county in southwest Virginia, such as the towns of Appalachia, Pound and St. Paul, were the hardest hit, but the ripple effects were felt far and wide.
Prospects changed nearly overnight. President Trump had promised to do everything he could to lift the coal mining industry. Trump began to make good on his pledge last month when he eliminated the Stream Protection Rule, which had placed layers of regulations on the industry
so was ignoring them while trying to elect a democratBklyn wrote:Myopic.eCat wrote:A long-awaited revival is under way in this beleaguered Central Appalachia community where residents see coal as the once and future king.
Trucks are running again. Miners working seven days a week cannot keep up with current demand. Coal mines, long dormant after the industry’s collapse, are now buzzing again with antlike activity.
“We load coal every day for the power plant in Virginia City,” explained Rick, a long-time supervisor for a major local operation who did not want to give his last name. “There's one shipment a week for Georgia Power, and one for Tennessee Eastman.”
The past month has seen a resurgence of the coal industry that once formed the backbone of the region's economy, and locals credit President Trump's aggressive, pro-energy agenda.
coal working Expand / Contract
In Wise County, Virginia, coal trucks are running again. (Johnny Giles)
Crippled by a slew of factors, from changing times, an emphasis on renewable energy, and the Obama administration's harsh penalties on coal-fired power plants, the area's economy took a devastating hit over the past eight years. Many of the people living in these mountains had nearly given up hope that the area could ever recover.
The smaller communities in this county in southwest Virginia, such as the towns of Appalachia, Pound and St. Paul, were the hardest hit, but the ripple effects were felt far and wide.
Prospects changed nearly overnight. President Trump had promised to do everything he could to lift the coal mining industry. Trump began to make good on his pledge last month when he eliminated the Stream Protection Rule, which had placed layers of regulations on the industry
Cletus wrote:A lot cross but not many can stay legally. I think we should be far less restrictive with the people trying to come here from Mexico, Central, and South America. I just can't get my arms around the idea that people who value this place enough to risk their lives to get here and work their balls off in shitty jobs are the problem.
Cletus wrote:A lot cross but not many can stay legally. I think we should be far less restrictive with the people trying to come here from Mexico, Central, and South America. I just can't get my arms around the idea that people who value this place enough to risk their lives to get here and work their balls off in shitty jobs are the problem.
crashcourse wrote:Cletus wrote:A lot cross but not many can stay legally. I think we should be far less restrictive with the people trying to come here from Mexico, Central, and South America. I just can't get my arms around the idea that people who value this place enough to risk their lives to get here and work their balls off in shitty jobs are the problem.
damned if we do damned if we don't
most come across the border pretty much are dependant on us as a society for one thing or another. medical care, social issues crime issues accompany many and who foots the bill for that--taxpayers. I think you have to show you can support yourself and if you cant those are the ones who need to go
our GDP is not going to go up with the current labor force projections--trump is going to need those workers who will take those jobs that cant be filled to build that wall
I assume that it what Trump was focusing on with a merit based immigration system.crashcourse wrote:Cletus wrote:A lot cross but not many can stay legally. I think we should be far less restrictive with the people trying to come here from Mexico, Central, and South America. I just can't get my arms around the idea that people who value this place enough to risk their lives to get here and work their balls off in shitty jobs are the problem.
damned if we do damned if we don't
most come across the border pretty much are dependant on us as a society for one thing or another. medical care, social issues crime issues accompany many and who foots the bill for that--taxpayers. I think you have to show you can support yourself and if you cant those are the ones who need to go
our GDP is not going to go up with the current labor force projections--trump is going to need those workers who will take those jobs that cant be filled to build that wall
the world is full of people who would walk thru a desert to come here if they had the chance. 3 billion people in this world live on less than $2 a day.Cletus wrote:I'm saying that the laws should be less restrictive not that there should be no laws. I think it's insane that people in Africa wait 20+ years in a refugee camp to get here. I think it's insane that we educate people from Asia and India and then make it hard for them to stay. And, I think it's insane that we treat people who walk hundreds or thousands of miles through a desert all to work for peanuts as criminals. The fact is that people from Latin America are going to have an advantage because of geography but that's the way it goes. These people make a positive contribution to our country and should be encouraged to come and stay.
ahh..you met a womanCletus wrote:Years ago, I lived in a bubble which made me an ignorant asshole.
Saint wrote:If you're complaining that too many immigrants are taxing our social programs, I agree. We need to rework that. If you're complaining that too many immigrants are not paying their share of taxes because they work under the table (and that goes for their employers, too), I agree. We need to rework that.
If you're complaining that beaners are dangerous people who make you have to lock your door at night, dear god, please change your underwear. I can't listen to the fey bleating of these people who are eat up with the fear. For god's sake, please just shut up about it, whoever you are.
or secure our borderhedge wrote:"pay attention to what is happening along the border with the cartels smuggling, the mules and the traffickers"
That's a direct consequence of our stupid drug laws. Change the laws and that problem disappears immediately...
Saint wrote:"Those Americans who live along there don't deserve protection?"
They choose to live there, don't they? Just like the people who choose to smoke and drink their way to exorbitant health care bills. I could go on and on. Instead of securing the border, which sounds good but is so complex and far-fetched that it's not a practical solution except for in political speeches and on message boards, why don't we address the problem directly?
If you're really talking about doing something, then why don't we invade Mexico? That made much more sense than invading Iraq in 2003 and even more now. Rather than some foolhardy proposal to build a 2,000-mile wall, why not just tell Mexico that if they can't handle their cartels, then we will. Oh and by the way, we just added a few million more taxpayers and some oil.
You know, that's the problem with most of you conservatives. You priss and whine about what ain't right but when it comes down to it, all you want to do is build a wall or some passive-aggressive bullshit that's just going to cost more money and won't work. Fuck it, I'm all for this invasion of Mexico thing now.