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I really wish he would go back to Patagonia because that landscape is so beautiful and the potential of that episode was kind of cut short by the wind.

I bet he doesn't want to go back to the Kalahari Desert

really surprised he didn't say the leopard in the amazon or verge of hypothermia in norway

I think it's fair to say that most Americans support the general shift from coal use to more sustainable energy sources for a variety of reasons. Certainly it is no fault of the multi-generational mining communities in your area that this change is happening, and they should not be unjustly disenfranchised as a result of this shift.

I'm curious as to your stance on the role of government in managing the livelihoods of coal mining communities: Do you support expanded government activities and programs to support the families of this dying industry? Do you feel it is the responsibility of government to do this at all? Are you okay with using taxpayer money to temporarily subsidize families' income while they adapt to this massive local change? (For the record, I support these initiatives)

And, tangentially, what can you see replacing this source of income for the communities that came about in these areas if not through coal? Or is it inevitable that these communities will have to relocate if they want to survive once such subsidy programs ultimately end?