Grasping Reality on TypePad, by Brad DeLong

Paul Krugman: The War on Coal Already Happened: "I’m trying to pull together some thoughts about interests and ideology...

...in the fight over climate policies, and found myself wondering what exactly is at stake in the supposed “war on coal”.... There used to be a lot of coal miners, but not any more.... It’s a job that was destroyed by technology long ago.... So what is this fight about?... Capital invested in coal and coal-related stuff, hiding behind the pretense of caring about the workers. And there’s also ideology.... But the war on coal already happened, it had nothing to do with liberals and environmentalists, and coal lost...