As Trump Promotes ‘Clean Beautiful Coal,’ a  Lit Cigarette Above a West Virginia Coal Mine Leaves a Woman Fighting for Her Life - Inside Climate News
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On Tuesday, President Donald Trump took to the White House podium to boost one of his favorite energy sources.  “We’re ending Joe Biden’s war on beautiful clean coal once and for all,” he said, as uniformed coal miners lined up behind him. “I tell my people never use the word ‘coal’ unless you put ‘beautiful […]

West Virginia regulators require methane remediation from a coal company following a blast that severely burned a woman in her home.

  • null_dot@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    9 days ago

    “I tell my people never use the word ‘coal’ unless you put ‘beautiful clean’ before it. … So we call it beautiful clean coal.”

    There’s not much I wouldn’t give to make some of these fuckers experience the next 80 years the way my kids will.

    • lmuel@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      54·
      9 days ago

      That’s a joke, right? Right???

      😭

      Edit because I’m getting downvoted and feel like there might be a misunderstanding: I of course meant the quote, not the comment