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The Costs of Coal in Lives and Dollars
Recent in the news is the massive coal mine collapse in Turkey, where it is feared that over 200 miners are dead in the mine. This is not unusual for Turkey: since 2000, there have been over 20,000 reported safety incidents in Turkish coal mines, though some in the Turkish government have written off these incidents as "risks of the profession." Many labor groups in Turkey are incensed that their safety is seemingly being considered as second-place to the production of coal within Turkey.
