{"id":1104066,"date":"2019-03-08T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-08T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/juniorminingnews.com\/?guid=2f53e0e0a2ae099f8105325a74a27dd6"},"modified":"2019-03-08T14:41:09","modified_gmt":"2019-03-08T14:41:09","slug":"opinion-if-there-are-more-jobs-in-renewables-why-are-coal-miners-so-unhappy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/juniorminingnews.com\/?p=1104066","title":{"rendered":"Opinion: If there are more jobs  in renewables, why are coal miners so unhappy?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As outlined previously, an electricity system made up of solar photovoltaic (PV) plants, wind farms and flexible generators will employ at least 30% more people than a comparable energy-equivalent coal fleet (see the Transition Talk column in the February 22-28 edition of Engineering News). This net jobs advantage is, however, disguised by the geographically disbursed nature of renewable-energy investments. 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