And it's difficult (not unlike with the armed forces) to untangle respect with support for expansion. I respect the hell out of anyone who mines coal for a liv

And it's difficult (not unlike with the armed forces) to untangle respect with support for expansion. I respect the hell out of anyone who mines coal for a living. It's gotten safer, but it's still a tough job that I'm glad I don't have to do. I absolutely oppose anything that expands the coal industry. So how do I square those? Personally, I feel like we as a country owe the folks who did that work maybe a bit more than we would others. And if that happens to also be a more a practical approach to transitioning our economy off a toxic energy source? So much the better.