Coal: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
Why Hacker News recommends it
HN refers to it mainly for context on coal executive Robert Murray and the lawsuit that followed the segment.
What it is
John Oliver's Last Week Tonight segment on coal examines the industry, its executives and its treatment of miners, and includes the coverage of Robert Murray that led to a lawsuit.
Recommended by 1 HN commenters across 1 different months, 2017 to 2020.
What Hacker News said
Recommends notpiika · 2020-10 · on “Bob Murray, Who Fought Regulations as a Coal Operator, Files for Lung Benefits”
If you haven't already seen them, John Oliver's Last Week Tonight episodes on Murray are great watches. [this video] [LINK]
Cites joshuamorton · 2017-06 · on “EPA: Pruitt will launch program to 'critique' climate science”
As an interesting note, the Murray referenced in the article is the same Robert Murray that threatened to (and then did) sue John Oliver after his segment on coal this month [0][1]. [0]: [LINK] [1]: [this video]
Cites twright · 2019-05 · on “Third-Biggest U.S. Coal Company Files for Bankruptcy”
Historically, coal is an industry filled with -to put it lightly- labor disputes due to exploitative conditions [1][2]. Today, the industry in decline by any definition and as companies try to awl out some sort of profit they cut corners which create unsafe conditions. When accidents happen, the company will skirt responsibility to the very end (someone else has a nice link here [3]). The "Last Week Tonight" on coal from a few years ago (start at 8:39[4]) goes through some rather aggressive coal executives who don't want to fairly compensate workers. Here are a few recent coal disasters you can read about: [5,6] [1]: [LINK] [2]: [LINK] [3]: [LINK] [4]: [this video] [5]: [LINK] [6]: [LINK]