Alpha closing 8 coal mines, cutting 1,200 jobs

Obama's War on Coal Continues To Claim Casualties.

From The Associated Press: 

Coal producer Alpha Natural Resources said Tuesday it is cutting production by 16 million tons and eliminating 1,200 jobs, including 400 with the immediate closing of eight mines in Virginia, West Virginia and Pennsylvania.

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