Well we're going to continue to need coal in possibly decreasing amounts for the next couple of decades. No way are we decommissioning all coal-fired generating

Well we're going to continue to need coal in possibly decreasing amounts for the next couple of decades. No way are we decommissioning all coal-fired generating any time soon. That should be enough time for natural attrition to handle the current mine workers. The effort should be in getting young people interested/trained in something else before they follow their fathers into the mines.