Coal Crossroads

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Coal Crossroads

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TVW investigates the controversy surrounding coal exports in this Emmy® nominated, one-hour documentary, "Coal Crossroads." Washington state is poised to export 161 million tons of coal each year headed for China -- a proposal that's sparked intense debate in the Pacific Northwest. TVW that gives you a balanced look at the coal controversy and the burning questions about Washington's potential as the coal shipping capital of America.

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@toynazi 5 жыл бұрын

UPDATE?? I wonder if that grape grower guy has gone broke yet? I feel for him but coal on freight trains produce more money, jobs and export than growing grapes. He will lose in the end.

@vevenaneathna 2 жыл бұрын

im that idiot at 31 minutes trying to explain what a pm2.5 is and now im in medschool and im not any smarter

@alfonsoflores3770 Жыл бұрын

I don't understand why don't they creat a cover tarp to cover these rail containers like they have them for dump trucks to prevent dust to escape, that's all they have to do is up grade the container's to prevent them for being wide open to the public during transcription on rails

@MitchNetzer 12 жыл бұрын

Great job! SUPER informative on both sides of the debate. Thanks!

@carlhorn1791 8 жыл бұрын

I went to the store ,and I heard a lady say ,look at the price of hamburger , my reply was don't buy it , it will come down .

@Maxobillion 11 жыл бұрын

34:00 The cigarette comparison is asinine because you don't benefit from smoking. Energy is a necessity for all advanced societies so comparing it to food is more appropriate. You would prefer your mother eat leaner meat like chicken instead of ground beef.

@PNWRailfan 9 жыл бұрын

People (hippies) just hate trains in general. They'd stop grain shipments if they had a valid argument.

4 жыл бұрын

Damn grain dust.

@Mom_sBasement 4 жыл бұрын

Well, if they had a valid argument...

@Maxobillion 11 жыл бұрын

Nicotine does not sustain life no matter what value is derived from a smoker. Energy is an absolute necessity for a prosperous society. Reliable and cheap energy is the number one priority to get the world’s poorest out of poverty. This is the recommendation of the World Bank’s boss.

@SP4449BN9444 8 жыл бұрын

You can't for 20 seconds because of the horn, oh my god you have to be kidding me. That's why she doesn't want the coal trains running through!!!

@chicnwing4519 Жыл бұрын

You can just look at these people and before they start talking you can tell who is against coal

@derbygreg9884 3 жыл бұрын

have any of these pacific northwest terminals opened?

@2121runescape 9 жыл бұрын

@shane b amen brother

@beatrizantoniaalbarellos4316 7 жыл бұрын

Let's take care of the planet, our home is unique and unrepeatable.

@bobbypaluga4346 8 жыл бұрын

Problem number one, what makes these folks imagine that the demand for coal will rise dramatically and that each of the many depots will be used to capacity, and remain that way? It is a fools paradise, Australia is much closer to China they are building a $16 billion coal depot which will be the largest in the world.

@stnicholas54 3 жыл бұрын

I'm a newcomer to all this being as I live in Ireland. Not a lot of coal here. I wonder did the terminal get built at Cherry Point? Or has all this discussion been outmoded in some way, shape or form?

@vevenaneathna 2 жыл бұрын

we were doing the research to see if there was any coal that was gettin out during transport through residential areas. I believe they finished the port up in canada and ive watched coal flow through this state on its way to a barge headed for china between 2012 to about 2016 and then it stopped all of the sudden. I think Australia has significantly increased their mining output and has been providing the bulk of chinas coal and i also believe i remember reading that in the midwest states that the coal was comming from, a lot of national and state level pressure was placed on the miners to slow down. im sure there is still coal going to china but im guessing it goes through california now and is of lesser quantity. with bulk carriers it makes sense to transport large finished goods to the US, and then fill them back up with coal on their way back (especially since china banned the us from sending them all our plastic garbage in around 2016) ironically trump really wanted to increase the coal export industry but he rubbed shoulders with china so badly im guessing they got their coal from somewhere else (australia?, indonesia?) china ran out of coal that they could mine competitively in around 2012 and now only a few providences in china mine it. this was a big deal recently as china has been having nationwide power shortages (but mostly in the North east of china) complicated issue for sure... hope u have a good day

@carlhorn1791 8 жыл бұрын

just stop using it ,you complained about your electric bill .

@nwf1504 7 жыл бұрын

Boy, you people really like beating up on the railroad. Lets all just ask the question of whom was here first you (70-80) years or the railroad who built the entire country from the ground up over 200 years ago. If you dont like trains move away from the tracks. simple as that.

@Maxobillion 11 жыл бұрын

Those studies from Stanford are just that, studies. It will be decades (if even then) before they become practical for the richest nations to adopt. I suppose all the environmentalists would prefer China and India wait for these technologies to become affordable before they continue to grow their economies.

@ClarksonsinUSA 10 жыл бұрын

No pun intended....This is one train to big to stop,we are exporting to Europe and China,and if we don't someone else will....It is,what it is...High paying energy jobs support family's...

@granvillediamond7040 Жыл бұрын

Start building coal power plants in America we need them

@WAL_DC-6B Жыл бұрын

Naa, natural gas power plants or even nuclear ones.

@carlhorn1791 8 жыл бұрын

all those stores will be closed soon 50% off .

@Trainmasterstudios 10 жыл бұрын

Trains 24/7 that sounds awesome. Free fuel on the side of the railroad tracks, I don't have to pay my gas bill. A job that will help me support my family, heck yeah.

@Jemalacane0 3 жыл бұрын

Don't do that. Trains are not gentle to fleshy meat bags like you.

@Trainmasterstudios 3 жыл бұрын

@@Jemalacane0 Well I'm in the cab now so.....

@michaeldemko2438 4 жыл бұрын

Coal provides electricity and jobs

@carlhorn1791 8 жыл бұрын

go to your breaker and turn your main breaker off , that will be the fix all. it will be so quit ,so cold and or hot .

@khadijagwen 8 жыл бұрын

What about the Crude Oil trains coming down the Gorge using the same route?

@mikes7639 Жыл бұрын

Yes what about them ? How about we start somewhere and coal is filthy and anything we can do to make coal more expensive will help reduce the use

@carlhorn1791 8 жыл бұрын

the grape has had light , heat and air .

@AndrewGulickTrueVitalityPlus 9 жыл бұрын

I don't like the idea of shipping the coal to our pretend friend China, who is a wolf in sheep's clothing.

@mikem3388 5 жыл бұрын

Your'e living in past people. Cannot brain wash us anymore! Coal Technology Rocks!

@lwarner3392 4 жыл бұрын

It's all about the money as usual. Not about health and welfare and environment.

@CentralCanada 10 жыл бұрын

Thanks ! . . . . on regional PBS tonight at 8pm mtn .

@ai.117unsc4 5 жыл бұрын

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@carlhorn1791 8 жыл бұрын

that should do it, hay don't go cut no trees down , you will mess up the tree pop.

@carlhorn1791 8 жыл бұрын

I think they should stop sipping coal ,let them freeze in the dark

@carlhorn1791 8 жыл бұрын

hey lets do this ,turn our lights off ,heat and or , air off , and quite our jobs, that will fix it .

@scotabot7826 Жыл бұрын

The residents won, it never got built! Shows the little man can still win!!

@rubenmusquiz7859 4 жыл бұрын

I wish I had there time..

@ai.117unsc4 5 жыл бұрын

10:47 don't say it lots of money ...hey God have many business s and I am right now in Paris you asked new Clothing I am busy with my planet Earth everyone have everything...only don't say it I am greed I am just busy to run my business of coal

@RN2221000 9 жыл бұрын

NO MORE COAL TERMINALS, NO MORE COAL TRAINS. Up here, we value our clean air and water, we value our fisheries, and we have a hard time trusting an industry that thinks its ok to completely blow the tops off of hundreds of Appalachian mountains, that thinks its ok to pump mercury and lead into our air, that fights regulations to clean emissions and save human lives,

@keithgreer7709 4 жыл бұрын

Coal makes good fertilizer four grapes

@WAL_DC-6B Жыл бұрын

Just 4 grapes?

@MrBillyspilly 11 жыл бұрын

The cigarette comparison is perfectly valid. Smokers derive a value from smoking; but the value derived is not worth the destructiveness of the product. Addtionally, there are nondestructive alternatives to cigarettes. The analogy is nearly perfect: There are plenty of alternatives to coal. Recent studies by Stanford, NREL, Univ. of Delaware and others say technologies are ready to begin shifting to 80 to 90% renewable energy by 2050. That presumes decreasing (not increasing) coal dependency.

@carlhorn1791 8 жыл бұрын

o bambam has the jobs under control .

@carlhorn1791 8 жыл бұрын

o bambam has hired two more jobs in the money printing office

@carlhorn1791 8 жыл бұрын

closing soon ,,,, o bambam

@hien311 10 жыл бұрын

For those who think there are jobs in the coal business, please watch this one first:The Last Mountain, then you could tell there are jobs or pollution. It seems like Washington State is very clean so that no one care if any dirt and pollution coming.

@ai.117unsc4 5 жыл бұрын

18:44 you are insane explained human being...everyday you smelling car s and the same around your air ..but your forgot you walking timebom if you not take care of try oil

@ai.117unsc4 5 жыл бұрын

12:23 no job ? You telling many years to me go somewhere and stop coal mining you feeling shit with your health so I coming to show you dosent wanted to work with my coal intustry so come here then work with clothes. Soon I returned and I full up my business for reasons remember back in zillions of years the supernova was only because nobody dosent wanted to work anymore coal try oil intustry and liquid oil pumped and pumped but forgot try oil it's like nucklwarhead tic tac tic tac

@carlhorn1791 8 жыл бұрын

you buy chian child laber

@carlhorn1791 8 жыл бұрын

our past history has worked very hard to help the mid to lower class , on jobs and welfare . o bambam is fixing that .