Trump demands Pentagon buy dirty coal power in a feeble-minded attempt to help the coal industry, which massively pollutes and yet employs fewer people than Southwest Airlines or the University of Michigan.
Oh, and the military doesn't use coal.

https://www.tbsnews.net/worldbiz/usa/trump-direct-pentagon-buy-coal-revive-industry-bloomberg-news-1357991

@petergleick Not to mention it would probably be cheaper to just use that money for social wellfare for those working in coal...
@pietervdvn @petergleick They don't care about those *working* in coal, they care about the coal company owners. The biggest US coal company (whose environmental impact study he canceled) and others are owned by shell companies owned by Putin and other Russian cronies. Of course. Podcast
*Lawless Planet* had the dirt in this 2025 episode: "Coal, Con Men and a Kidnapping Scheme".
Episode webpage: https://wondery.com/shows/lawless-planet/episode/17930-coal-con-men-and-a-kidnapping-scheme/
Lawless Planet: E1: Coal, Con Men and a Kidnapping Scheme

When a Montana coal mine executive goes missing it exposes the dirty underbelly of one of America’s largest coal mines. Now, with the help of President Donald Trump, the mine is trying to expand – unless a group of cattle ranchers can stop them.

Wondery - Feel The Story

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It's well past time for the adults to step in and run the country.

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Stoked for stokers. Reviving a lost job category, just the thing to improve the jobs numbers.
@petergleick glad we are using AI illustrators exactly the way we should lol