Coal Miners Struggle to Find Job Security Amid President Biden’s Clean Energy Overhaul
Once again, President Biden is working harder to appease the interests of activists while leaving behind hardworking Americans in the energy industry.
April 23, 2021
As President Joe Biden hosts a global climate summit to solidify his job-killing energy agenda, coal miners in West Virginia worry there won’t be a place for them within Biden’s new climate plans.
“Everybody’s bracing for the worst here, and just very apprehensive,” said Chris Hamilton, President of the West Virginia Coal Association. “A lot of people — thousands of people — working here and supporting their families, and we expect the worst coming from this administration.”
Despite Biden’s lofty promises to replace fossil fuel jobs with millions of clean energy ones, many coal miners say those opportunities aren’t feasible for the workers who have made life-long careers within the fossil fuel industry.
“I’ve done this for 30 years in the mining industry and 10 years in the construction industry,” West Virginia energy miner Michael Halstead said. “If I was going to get trained in something new, by the time I got trained I’d be almost retirement age. You know, you’re going to start off at an entry level job at retirement age.”
Bottom line: Once again, President Biden is working harder to appease the interests of activists and leaving behind hardworking Americans in the energy industry with no viable job opportunities in sight.
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