Carbon County, Utah, Named for Its Abundance of Coal, No Longer Produces It – By Lincoln Brown (PJ Media) / Sept 15, 2023
I had been slowly trending toward conservatism before the 2008 presidential election. After 40-plus years of being a liberal, one just can’t quit cold turkey, or cold donkey, as the case may be. But I remember the night that sealed the deal. It was when I learned that Obama planned to bankrupt the coal industry.
Obama’s declaration was more than a nod to the environmental lobby. Democrats are anti-fossil fuels, but at the time, I thought they did not yet have the clout to completely shut down the oil and gas fields. I suspected that coal might be a bit more vulnerable.
A few hours east of where I Iived lies Craig, Colo. It has always been a town that depended on its coal mines to survive. Without them, the town and its residents would fall on hard times. A few hours to the south of my home is Price, Utah. It is in Carbon County, which is so named because of the coal deposits found there. Price, Utah, and the nearby town of Helper have also been historically dependent on the coal mines as the mainstay of their economy.
