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Life After Coal: One Miner’s Story
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Frank Thompson was one of almost 500 miners laid off in Wyoming in a single day earlier this year. Now, he’s trying to figure out life after mining—how to provide for his son, and how to bounce back.
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Frank Thompson was one of almost 500 miners laid off in Wyoming in a single day earlier this year. Now, he’s trying to figure out life after mining—how to provide for his son, and how to bounce back.
There’s a polarized debate going on in this country about the future of fossil fuels, specifically coal. Beneath that debate is a real disconnect between the people who produce coal and those who consume it. Inside Energy’s Leigh Paterson reports.