Photo: Ian Forsyth (Getty) When pundits, politicians, or advocates have talked about the need to reduce fossil fuel production to combat climate change, one of the most common rejoinders has been to appeal to that most central of American concerns—it creates a lot of jobs . Oil industry backers are often touting the notion that it creates lots of decent-paying jobs. It’s also why Trump loves coal; these are generally perceived as very solid and very American jobs.
We know by now that there are actually comparatively very few coal jobs left. But oil and gas companies are automating their […]
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