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Rescuers in Utah are drilling through a mountainside to try to get to six miners who have been trapped in a collapsed mine since early Monday, according to news sources including BBC News. As we all know, coal- fired plants emit tons of pollutants and greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxide, sulfur dioxide and mercury. And they’re not exactly safe, fun places to work, as this grim news story attests. Check out this Reuters story on the dangers of working in coal mines.