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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Hopefully Ford’s massive investment into EV and battery factories in Kentucky will help Kentuckians appreciate electrical power for providing jobs just as easily as coal did.

I see no reason every coal miner can’t become a solar/renewable installer and technician. There are fields of panels across the Midwest already, someone has to build and maintain those and it’s certainly safer than being underground

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Mitch McConnell's retirement should help too, time will tell.