Notable quotable

Earth screwed, but small Japanese towns happy 1

"We are seeing a flicker of light after long darkness. We never imagined coal would actually make a comeback."

-- Michio Sakurai, mayor of Bibai, Japan, a coal mining town being revived by the international surge of demand for coal

David Roberts is staff writer for Grist. You can follow his Twitter feed at twitter.com/drgrist.

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  1. Anna Haynes's avatar

    Anna Haynes Posted 5:35 am
    23 May 2008

    What is the genesis of a story like this?To me this story sounds like something pitched by a PR flack; how could we find out, and (if so) also find out what PR agency was behind it?

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