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As Wind Power Lifts Wyomings Fortunes, Coal Miners Are Left in the Dust

2016-06-20 03:38:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

New York Times: After Kullin Orcutt lost his job at the Peabody coal mine this spring, he knew what he needed to do: join the exodus. Leave Gillette, leave the state, he said. Mr. Orcutt is a third-generation miner and one of 592 coal workers who have been laid off here since January. Thousands more job cuts are expected this summer. More people will follow Mr. Orcutt. While many businesses in Gillette are struggling to stay open, a U-Haul dealer has been nearly sold out since the school year ended this month....

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