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By: EGEB: Washington State’s amicable coal breakup, German politics heavily affected by environment, more – Driver's Edge

Mon, 15 Jan 2018 15:10:25 +0000

[…] Washington State leaves coal behind, but not its workers – After getting a permit to build a natural gas plant on the same site, the company has committed $55 million for community development (and the movement away from fossils). The coal plant employs about 300 workers, with an average wage over $80,000, a very respectable income for the small town of 16,000. The resulting legislation will result in half the plant being shut down by the end of 2020 and the other half by the end of 2025. The grant fund is divided into three parts, with $10 million for weatherization and energy efficiency projects; $20 million for education, job training and economic development projects; and $25 million for energy technology investments. At least $5 million of the job training fund will be dedicated to Centralia plant workers. We are humans. We are fighting green house gases because we want humanity to continue forward, in a life that has an opportunity of comfort. I sympathize with the coal workers. It’s hard to be a specialist in a hard-working labor field, build your life around the land – and then be pulled from it while the land still has so much more to give. Still gotta cut coal though, gotta grit through it. […]

By: EGEB: Washington State’s amicable coal breakup, German politics heavily affected by environment, more – Buy & Sell Electric & Hybrid Vehicles in India | Evsports India

Mon, 15 Jan 2018 14:17:49 +0000