Colorado Schools To Experience Serious Coal-Powered Poverty In The Next Three Years - Rooster Magazine

Colorado Schools To Experience Serious Coal-Powered Poverty In The Next Three Years - Rooster Magazine

Because my grandfather was a coal miner in the 1940s, I’d often hear stories as a child about how his work was the backbone of America and his profession alone made him “tough as nails.” And, before I began doing research for this article, I believed this kind of nostalgia was the guiding force behind the Conservatives of America and their crusade to keep this dying fuel source alive. I was sorely mistaken. The problems I uncovered weren’t nearl…