It’s Getting Hot in Here
Two US coal miners, two different perspectives on the future of coal.
One current and one former coal miner have very different reactions to President Trump’s energy order.
Also: Christiana Figueres, one of the main architects of the Paris Climate Agreement, tells us why she thinks relaxing environmental regulations is bad for the US economy; a formerly rich city comes up with a unique plan to regain its former glory; beer brewers and hop growers adapt to climate change; and Siervas, a band of rocking nuns from Peru, closes out the show.
(Image: Nick Mullins, a former coal miner, says “Some days… mining could be really enjoyable...but I know the costs in the long run, and I know that the good times never lasted.” Credit: Courtesy of Nick Mullins)
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- Sat 8 Apr 201704:32GMTBBC World Service except Americas and the Caribbean, East and Southern Africa, News Internet & South Asia
- Sat 8 Apr 201721:32GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
- Sun 9 Apr 201710:32GMTBBC World Service except News Internet
- Sun 9 Apr 201719:32GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa
- Mon 10 Apr 201701:32GMTBBC World Service except News Internet
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How the world looks through American eyes, and the myriad and unexpected ways that the world influences the United States.



