Gore on coal issues

Former vice-president Al Gore made a surprise appearance at Netroots Nation and took some questions.

wvblueguy of WVaBlue asked him about mountaintop removal and coal-to-liquid technology.

Gore's take on MTR?

"Mountaintop mining is an atrocity. It is an outrage."

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"It's all done in automated way. That's why the coalminers lost all of their jobs. When we make this transition to renewable fuels, we have to keep them in mind. We ought to guarantee a good job in the fresh air and sunshine for every single coal miner who has been affected by the transition over to renewable fuels."

Here's the video:



More on this here in the original WVaBlue post.