An Uneven Relationship: Coal Miners & Coal Consumers

There’s a polarized debate going on in this country about the future of fossil fuels- specifically coal. Nationwide, we are using less and less coal but we still burn hundreds of million of tons of it each year for electricity. And so beneath that debate is a real disconnect between the people who produce coal and those who consume it. The debate and the divide were very much on display recently at a public event in Casper, Wyoming. Inside Energy’s Leigh Paterson reports.