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What’s the math on that exactly? How many years of life did those affected lose? And is it just the coal miners or others? I would imagine modern coal mining ha
by throwawaysea 6y ago
What’s the math on that exactly? How many years of life did those affected lose? And is it just the coal miners or others? I would imagine modern coal mining has PPE to keep the miners safe. Plus the availability of abundant cheap coal energy may have saved lives from what it enabled (like keeping the lights on at hospitals, powering our water pumps, whatever).
- orwin 6y agoIt's others. The fog still kills in China.
- LargoLasskhyfv 6y agoPPEs are impractial for (deep) coal mining because of the temperatures down there. Be it geothermal, or heat from the machines. Just look at the whiners against masks now, and now imagine having to do that at 40°C while working hard.