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. Some former coal boom zones have become almost ghost towns. In 1950, McDowell County had 100,000 people, but now it's down to 22,000. Poverty and drug addiction are rampant. Neighboring southern coal counties suffered similar hurt.
Coal has been a disaster for WV. It is time the state ditched it.
Unless there is an industry that can immediately replace the tax revenues currently produced by Coal, then the State has no choice but to maintain its support for the coal industry.
Also, everyone will wait and see what the next President's plans are for coal and home grown energy along with any potential changes to the EPA.
If coal left today this state would face deficits, high rates of unemployment, trickle down effect to coal related service industries and place WV in even worse shape than it is now. Since the state didn't decide to diversify the economy and invest in its future this is what happens.
If coal left today this state would face deficits, high rates of unemployment, trickle down effect to coal related service industries and place WV in even worse shape than it is now. Since the state didn't decide to diversify the economy and invest in its future this is what happens.
WV is Coal
No, that is what coal companies want you to believe. It is like a husband who beats his wife and then tells her he loves her only to keep beating her.
WV NEVER benefited from coal. A few politicians and owners did. Coal killed southern WV. As it dies things are improving. When it is gone WV will rise again.
It's a good discussion and all but trying to convince people that rely on coal for a paycheck is going to be an uphill battle. There's a lot of hardline coal miners here in Nicholas and in Fayette county that think it's the only way. We need some new ways to earn a living in this state. The big question is WHAT?? Once we figure that one out then we need to retrain our workforce.
It's a good discussion and all but trying to convince people that rely on coal for a paycheck is going to be an uphill battle. There's a lot of hardline coal miners here in Nicholas and in Fayette county that think it's the only way. We need some new ways to earn a living in this state. The big question is WHAT?? Once we figure that one out then we need to retrain our workforce.
The best thing to help the economies of small towns is tourism and education (i.e. universities, colleges, ect.). Since most small towns don't have universities and/or colleges, tourism is the best bet. Natural resources and manufacturing are a quick and easy way to go BUT it is a means to an end.
It's a good discussion and all but trying to convince people that rely on coal for a paycheck is going to be an uphill battle. There's a lot of hardline coal miners here in Nicholas and in Fayette county that think it's the only way. We need some new ways to earn a living in this state. The big question is WHAT?? Once we figure that one out then we need to retrain our workforce.
Those jobs are going soon if WV continues to rely on coal. In 10 years there will be half as many miners.
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