Quote by Thomas Sowell

“The rise of a British iron and steel industry was intertwined with the development of coal mining.”

— Thomas Sowell

“those parts of the British Isles without the advantage of coal deposits or ports, industrialization was as handicapped as in other countries.”

— Thomas Sowell

Then there was the whole concept of coal mining, which is a culture unto itself, the most dangerous occupation in the world, and which…

— Martin Cruz Smith

“Well, coal companies create a lot of problems, most of them anyway. There are a couple of decent ones, but most care nothing about…

— John Grisham

“1870, Britain produced 32 percent of all the manufactured goods in the world, followed by the United States at 23 percent and Germany at 13 percent.”

— Thomas Sowell

“The years after the war saw the growth of copper, gold, and tin mining. As always, the profits flowed out of the territory. It”

— Adam Hochschild

America was built on cheap and abundant coal.

— Stephen Moore

Coal is tied to steel jobs, trucking jobs, and manufacturing jobs.

— Stephen Moore

The coal industry is a huge industry when we're talking about polluting the environment, our air and our waterways.

— Gloria Reuben

We're spending money on clean coal technology. Do you realize we've got 250 million years of coal?

— George W. Bush

“the added expense of carbon capture and storage for all the new coal plants expected to be built in all of the world’s developing…

— Elizabeth Kolbert

“Britain was overtaken not only in gross output but also in output per worker. It lost its lead in technological innovation.”

— Thomas Sowell