West Virginia media catching on that coal is running out

by: Carnacki

Thu Oct 13, 2011 at 10:22:55 AM EDT

In his post, "Wake up call: More media starting to catch on to impending collapse of region's coal industry," Ward wrote:

Coal industry officials continue to try to frame this story as one where the evil Obama administration is the root of any problems the industry has, despite the clear evidence that market forecasters are saying the huge declines coming to Central Appalachian coal production are not driven by any EPA initiatives.

Coalfield media folks aren't necessarily cutting through this quite clearly enough yet - and they aren't challenging public officials for a plan for how to deal with the impending problems. But looking at today's Daily Mail - and last week's State Journal editorial - it's clear people are starting to catch on.

It is a step in the right direction for some of the other state media to acknowledge some of reality, but it'd be even better if the Daily Mail told the truth. It'd be even better if our state leaders already were planning for that future instead of burying their heads up coal's ash.