This is great news on the opening day of COP26
Governor Jim Justice (R-WV) is a bit of a scumbag, owing millions of dollars to the Commonwealth of Kentucky for violations at his old, closed down coal mines here, money he hasn’t paid. Well, now he’s going to start to make it right, and to do so, he’s going to reopen four coal mines in the Bluegrass State, to do the required strip mine reclamation work, and produce coal to help pay for it.
Official: Companies will hire workers, resume production at four Kentucky coal mines
By Bill Estep | November 1, 2021 | 3:32 PM EDT | Updated: 3:40 PM EDT
Companies tied to West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice plan to resume coal production at several surface mines in Eastern Kentucky, including two where state regulators argue Justice missed deadlines to finish reclamation, according to the president of the companies.
Jim Justice’s son Jay, president of the Justice Companies, said companies have begun work to start producing coal at the Bevins Branch and Beech Creek mines in Pike County, the Bull Creek mine in Knott County and the Infinity mine in Harlan County.
When all four are up and running, they will employ 120 people in mining jobs and another 30 in support positions, Jay Justice said.
There’s a lot more at the original, but the important part that I see is that 150 jobs will be created, and the left should be pleased: coal mining jobs are normally good paying union jobs!
Eastern Kentucky has become a very poor region as the coal mining industry slowly waned; 150 new jobs will certainly be welcome. More, coal mining creates downstream jobs, for the railroads and trucking, to haul the coal that is produced.
You need to explain the level of corruption needed to allow a millionaire Governor who hasn’t paid for the “reclamation” he owes to suddenly come up with the money to reopen mines. And he gets away with it as if nothing’s amiss?
The explanation? He ran originally as a Democrat!