Re: [Vo]:Politicians and Clean Energy

[Lennart Thornros]

No, Chris it is not a mystery.
I think your  history description is correct.
To me it says three things:
1. Decisions made for a good reason and seemingly fair at the time of
decision may backfire if not constantly monitored and renewed.
2. Decisions made by large organizations are unlikely to be changed.
3. Decisions made to eliminate the market powers will do more harm than
good in the long run.

Of course the coal workers are angry so will the auto industry workers be
(if it is not already a fact), because they priced themselves out of the
market place.
Prevailing wages for government work - anyone's guess?
Minimal wages - anyone's guess?
Of course the situation is ripe in such situation to be the first and most
lucrative target of new technology. No, puzzlement.

Best Regards ,
Lennart Thornros


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On Thu, Mar 10, 2016 at 6:53 AM, Chris Zell  wrote:

> Clean energy and jobs?  Once Upon a Time, there were coal miners who were
> well paid in large part because a previous generation paid a price in blood
> for unionization.
>
> They heap the coal onto railroad cars – also operated, quite often by well
> paid union members.
>
> After that, the coal is off-loaded by well paid utility workers into
> boilers to make electricity.
>
>
>
> Then they installed windmills and after the temp jobs in their
> construction ended,  all of the above got fired and  an IT guy manages
> loads on a computer.  Once a year or so, a maintenance guy works on the
> windmill.
>
> And that’s that.
>
>
>
> In the years that followed, pundits and other famous commentators
> expressed puzzlement as to why so many voters were so angry. A mystery,
> they said…..
>
>
>

[Vo]:Politicians and Clean Energy

[Chris Zell]

Clean energy and jobs?  Once Upon a Time, there were coal miners who were well 
paid in large part because a previous generation paid a price in blood for 
unionization.
They heap the coal onto railroad cars - also operated, quite often by well paid 
union members.
After that, the coal is off-loaded by well paid utility workers into boilers to 
make electricity.

Then they installed windmills and after the temp jobs in their construction 
ended,  all of the above got fired and  an IT guy manages loads on a computer.  
Once a year or so, a maintenance guy works on the windmill.
And that's that.

In the years that followed, pundits and other famous commentators expressed 
puzzlement as to why so many voters were so angry. A mystery, they said.