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Michael Bloomberg: There is nothing that is going to save coal miners' jobs. They will continue to decline as technology gets better and as…

On the recordJune 19, 2017
There is nothing that is going to save coal miners' jobs. They will continue to decline as technology gets better and as we use less coal, but it's mainly the technology that's doing it.
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Michael Bloomberg

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Bloomberg discusses the decline of coal miners' jobs due to technological advancements and reduced coal usage.

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