Alabama coal company reopens, names excavator after Trump

Bringing back jobs, firing up coal plants , these people are grateful and able to work an honest day for an honest wage again.

that liberals are unable to process that is telling of their triggered nut-bag pessimism to anything positive in this great country.

Let them be, let them continue to become irrelevant in politics, they will go by way of the Whig party in very short order
good riddance
 
U.S. Coal Facts

Most of our coal is used to generate electricity

Over 92% of the coal consumed in the United States is used for generating electricity. The United States has around 1,400 coal-fired electricity generating units in operation at almost 600 plants across the country. Together, these power plants generate almost 40% of the total net electricity produced in the United States and consume more than 800 million short tons of coal.

Coal is a relatively inexpensive fuel

Although some natural gas plants are more efficient than coal plants at generating electricity, in the past the fuel cost of generating one kilowatt hour of electricity from natural gas had typically been higher than that of coal.

Safety

The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) recently updated its Mine Safety and Health at a Glance statistics compilation to reflect preliminary 2012 data. The latest figures show continued progress in mine safety, as the total injury rate for 2012 fell to a record low of 2.56 injuries / 200,000 hours worked while the fatality rate also hit a record low at 0.0107. Mine fatalities dropped from 37 in 2011, to 35 in 2012. The number of miners employed increased by 6,462 to 387,671 in 2012—reflecting strong demand for metal-nonmetal mining products last year.

U.S. Demand
  • Total demand for U.S. coal reached 1.05 billion tons.
  • Nearly half of U.S. electricity is generated from coal.
  • Each person in the U.S. uses 3.4 tons of coal annually.

U.S. Coal Production
  • Nearly 30 percent of U.S. mines are owned by public companies. Public companies produce approximately 75 percent of U.S. coal.
  • The U.S. produces about 1 billion tons of coal annually.
  • Approximately two-thirds of today’s coal production results from surface mining, rather than underground mining.

U.S. Reserves
  • The U.S. has the largest amount of recoverable coal reserves at nearly 261 billion tons of recoverable coal reserves, according to the Energy Information Administration.
  • That’s a 235-year supply at current rates of use.
  • Coal is found in 38 states, under 458,600 square miles-or about 13 percent of the nation’s land area.

U.S. Coal Mining Employment

  • U.S. coal mining directly employs nearly 90,000 people.
  • For each coal mining job, an additional 3.5 jobs are created elsewhere in the economy.
  • The National Mining Association estimates 50,000 new employees will be needed in coal mining over the next 10 years to meet increasing demand and to replace retiring workers.

U.S. Coal and the Environment
  • Power plants being built today emit 90 percent less pollutants (SO2, NOx, Particulates, mercury) than the plants they replace from the 1970s, according the National Energy Technology Laboratory.
  • Regulated emissions from coal-based electricity generation have decreased overall by over 50 percent since the 1970s while coal use has tripled, according to government statistics.
 
Getin the ring said:
Bringing back jobs, firing up coal plants , these people are grateful and able to work an honest day for an honest wage again.

that liberals are unable to process that is telling of their triggered nut-bag pessimism to anything positive in this great country.

Let them be, let them continue to become irrelevant in politics, they will go by way of the Whig party in very short order
good riddance
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They will - the way of the Dodo. :D
 
Getin the ring said:
Bringing back jobs, firing up coal plants , these people are grateful and able to work an honest day for an honest wage again.

that liberals are unable to process that is telling of their triggered nut-bag pessimism to anything positive in this great country.

Let them be, let them continue to become irrelevant in politics, they will go by way of the Whig party in very short order
good riddance
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The fact that you arent smart enough to process is gas is cheaper then coal.
 
katzgar said:
The fact that you arent smart enough to process is gas is cheaper then coal.
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Not to ship long distances, as their contract with overseas markets requires. Have you read the thread to educate yourself, or are you claiming that you're too smart to learn anything new?
 
Rob Larrikin said:
Alabama coal company reopens, names $2.7 million excavator after President Trump for ending ‘war on coal’

An Alabama coal company is crediting President Donald Trump for its reopening after being idle since February 2014.

In a news release, RJR Mining Company, Inc. announced the purchase of a $2.7 million Hitachi 1900 excavator that it named “Trump” in honor of the president’s efforts to end the “war on coal” started by former President Barack Obama

“This will be the largest capital investment we have ever made,” RJR shareholder Randy Johnson said in an attached copy of a letter sent to President Trump. “We will provide more jobs than we ever have. You have restored our confidence, our excitement, and our desire to stay involved.”

The company, based out of Cullman, said it expects to spend around $900,000 a month to operate what it says will be its largest surface mine to date. The new mine will produce both traditional steam coal and met coal, which are used to make steel.

“We are grateful for President Trump strengthening the economy, creating jobs, and encouraging investment in all sectors, including the coal industry,” said Alabama Coal Association president Patrick Cagle. “We also thank the President for ending the war on coal, but there is still work left to do to keep future administrations from targeting our industry with punitive regulations.”

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Meanwhile, Trump continues to be attacked by Democrats, who continue to wage their war on coal:

WASHINGTON (CN) – The Trump administration is considering using West Coast military installations or other federal properties to open the way for more U.S. fossil fuel exports to Asia, but environmentalists see the proposal as nothing more than a handout to the fossil fuel industry which ignores the costs of climate change.

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I know Cullman very well.. This will be good for the whole of Cullman County which is all white.
 
Dark Soul said:
Not to ship long distances, as their contract with overseas markets requires. Have you read the thread to educate yourself, or are you claiming that you're too smart to learn anything new?
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you can post stupid shit all day, it is still stupid shit.
 
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