The nation’s transition to a sustainable and clean-energy future heavily focuses on the use of hydrogen as an energy source. To expedite a hydrogen-fueled…
Miners’ Union Supports Biden Energy Plan, Demands Jobs and ‘Clean Coal’
Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry listens as President Joe Biden speaks to the virtual Leaders Summit on Climate, from the East Room of the White House, Friday, April 23, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
The country’s largest miners’ union is backing the Biden administration’s proposed transition to clean energy. In a release, United Mine Workers of America made it clear that they understand coal is well on its way out.
They’re demanding a few things in return, including job training for coal miners moving to new fields and more funding for ‘clean coal,’ or technologies that mitigate the impact of continued coal use.