The Resurgence of the American Coal Industry: “Is coal the new gold?”

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Watts Up With That
David Middleton
Jan. 15, 2018

Is coal the new gold? A Pennsylvania senate candidate thinks so

By John Moody | Fox News

“There’s coal in them thar hills.” If that sounds like a confused reference to the 1849 California gold rush, think again. Long-ignored coal deposits in eastern Pennsylvania have become a key part of President Trump’s pledge to revitalize American mining and to once again produce critical materials needed for our national defense.

Trump’s Department of Energy is working with Rep. Lou Barletta, a Republican representing the district where coal was once king. Barletta, who’s running for the U.S. Senate this year, is leading a new push to extract and process so-called rare earth elements (REEs), a collection of 17 metals and minerals essential to building jet engines, rocket launchers, GPS systems, high-power magnets, I-phones, and just about any other device that’s smarter than its user.

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Barletta is running against Dem. Bob Casey. It looks like this will be an important win if Barletta can do it.

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Unfortunately,  Casey will probably win.  Unions will see to it

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Unfortunately,  Casey will probably win.  Unions will see to it

Since when can Unions control how the Rank-and-File vote?

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Since when can Unions control how the Rank-and-File vote?

If you think that the mob is no longer part of the unions, think again.

A good friend of mine works in a union controlled company.  He is a closet conservative -- if anyone found our he was a conservative or voted Republican, he could have an "accident" on the job or his family could be threatened.   

And the unions spend big bucks on Democrat candidates. In this state Republicans seldom have the resources to run.  For most local offices,  the Democrats run unopposed.  Republicans don't bother even fielding a candidate. 

Only way a Republican might be successful is if he or she is a liberal.  Pat Toomey, the current Republican senator, believes in gun control and is soft on other issues too. 

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If you think that the mob is no longer part of the unions, think again.

A good friend of mine works in a union controlled company.  He is a closet conservative -- if anyone found our he was a conservative or voted Republican, he could have an "accident" on the job or his family could be threatened.   

And the unions spend big bucks on Democrat candidates. In this state Republicans seldom have the resources to run.  For most local offices,  the Democrats run unopposed.  Republicans don't bother even fielding a candidate. 

Only way a Republican might be successful is if he or she is a liberal.  Pat Toomey, the current Republican senator, believes in gun control and is soft on other issues too. 

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Unfortunately,  Casey will probably win.  Unions will see to it

I'm hoping the attitude becomes that the Dems promise the moon while delivering nothing but unemployment while the Pubs actually did something to pad the wallet a bit. And secure a few jobs.