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In that sense, I became politicized because the people in the coal mining villages who were involved in the struggle knew why they were there. But they couldn't understand why some pop star from London would want to be there.

~Billy Bragg

Topics: Became Because Coal Involved Knew London Mining People Pop Pop Star Sense Some Star Struggle Understand Villages Want Were Who Why Would

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The extraction of oil, coal and minerals brought, and still brings, a cost to the environment.

~Bono

Topics: Brings Brought Coal Cost Environment Extraction Minerals Oil Still

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I applaud the work of Clean Power Lake County in their leadership to call for Lake County to build a just transition from coal to clean energy, and I'm proud their work will be highlighted on the national stage for TV viewers around the country.

~Brad Schneider

Topics: Applaud Around Build Call Clean Clean Energy Coal Country County Energy Just Lake Leadership National Power Proud Stage Transition Tv Viewers Will Work

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My father was a coal hewer from Goldthorpe, a coal-mining village in South Yorkshire. He played for the Yorkshire second team as an opening fast bowler - to me he was a gorgeously heroic man. He helped form a union and closed down the Barnsley seam because it was seeping gas, and saved many, many lives.

~Brian Blessed

Topics: Because Bowler Closed Coal Down Fast Father Form Gas He Helped Heroic Lives Man Many Me Opening Played Saved Second South Team Union Village Yorkshire

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Love is like a friendship caught on fire. In the beginning a flame, very pretty, often hot and fierce, but still only light and flickering. As love grows older, our hearts mature and our love becomes as coals, deep-burning and unquenchable.

~Bruce Lee

Topics: Becomes Beginning Caught Coal Fierce Fire Flame Flickering Friendship Grows Hearts Hot In The Beginning Light Like Love Love Is Mature Often Older Only Our Our Love Pretty Still Very

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Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned.

~Buddha

Topics: Anger Burned Coal Else Gets Grasping Holding Holding On Hot Intent Like Someone Throwing Who You

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One of the reasons NEOWISE is so valuable is that it sees the sky in the thermal infrared. That means that instead of seeing the sunlight that asteroids reflect, NEOWISE sees the heat that they emit. This is a vital capability, since some asteroids are as dark as coal and can be difficult or impossible to spot with other telescopes.

~Carrie Nugent

Topics: Capability Coal Dark Difficult Heat Impossible Instead Means Other Reasons Reflect Seeing Sees Since Sky Some Spot Sunlight Valuable Vital

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Do you know how much coal China burns? In 2013, we already were burning 3.6 billion tons. And do you know how much coal the rest of the world burns? We burn more than the rest of the world combined.

~Chai Jing

Topics: Billion Burn Burning Burns China Coal Combined Do You Know How How Much Know More Much Rest Than Tons Were World You

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The increase in coal production and the efficiency in coal movement are all administrative things that can add a lot to the economic growth.

~Chanda Kochhar

Topics: Add Administrative Coal Economic Economic Growth Efficiency Growth Increase Lot Movement Production Things

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Canceling the climate pact will loudly demonstrate Trump's willingness to fight - an important step for the White House because, on a concrete level, few tools are available to revive the coal industry.

~Charles C. Mann

Topics: Available Because Climate Coal Concrete Demonstrate Few Fight House Important Industry Level Loudly Pact Revive Step Tools Trump White White House Will Willingness

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