Former coal miners receive training for renewable energy jobsNEWS
“Over half of the United States’ electricity came from coal in 2000. That figure has plummeted to around one third in 2016, and thousands of coal workers have lost their jobs. But former fossil fuel workers have skills that could translate well to jobs like installing solar panels or working on wind turbines. Other programs teaching former miners computer coding and beekeeping are also aiding the transition away from fossil fuels to a greener future…”
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https://inhabitat.com/former-coal-miners-receive-training-for-renewable-energy-jobs/
hi Ba
This is a great initiative. In SA we have idiots for leaders they will only implement renewable energy in the year 2080 when all the coal has ran out.
Ronald Kobe Nah, they’ll come around quickly as the market for coal is dying out. And if they don’t, well, evolution has a special place for them…
They will wake up when our unemployment rate is 90%. I don’t have faith in African leaders.