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Free Program Turns Coal Miners Into Computer Programmers

April 12, 2017

There are 40 percent fewer coal miners working in the US today than there were just five years ago, and 100,000 fewer coal jobs than there were in the mid-1980s. Despite President Trump’s promises to bring back …

Solar Jobs Are Booming. Coal and Oil, Not So Much

February 24, 2017

By Gina Belli

For those who work in oil, gas, or coal, projections about the future of these industries are important. Will President Trump be able to bring back these jobs, as he’s said he will? Or, should workers turn toward other industries …

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