Grassroots organizations in coal states have been reaching out to people in coal communities — and seeking financial support from local, state, and federal governments — with initiatives to help ea…

Conversation should be what's the best way to transition to renewable energy, not how to bring coal back.

Perhaps we should also be having similar conversations about resiliency and the boom and bust cycles of the oil and gas industry since it's less a matter of if, than when.

Whale blubber and buggy whips were once fine industries but progress made them obsolete

Source: Transforming Appalachia’s Coal-Powered Economy One Community At A Time | CleanTechnica