Mountains to ocean: a dispatch from Canadian coal country - Alaska Beacon

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Mountains to ocean: a dispatch from Canadian coal country - Alaska Beacon

The town of Fernie in British Columbia’s Elk Valley, seen here, is a major global coal mining hub. (Photo by Nathaniel Herz/Northern Journal)A few months ago, I was on vacation in Vancouver, riding a bike along the north shore of the city’s harbor. It’s Canada’s largest and a major port, with cranes and warehouses along the water’s edge and cargo vessels anchored offshore. At a certain point, I took a look back toward the water and beheld a sigh…