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According to the reading passage, there is ample support for the author's claim that coal is useful and easy to mine, which can be of great advantages for our society. However, the professor in the lecture gives several reasons as a rebuttal to the author's points First of all, the professor contends that the technique to dig the tunnel for getting the coal is complicated. Since coal in the suface of the Earth is limited, we should make deeper tunnels to mine coals. This requires us to develop cutting-edge technologies, but it cost a lot of money. This casts doubt on the reading passage's claim that coal mining does not need high technique. with strip mining, burrowing tunnel make it easy and save the time and money. Next, the professor insists that since coals are heavy and bulky, it is hard working for worker to transport them. Moreover, there are many stages to carry the material to the place of final destination. This process needs a lot of trucks and ships, and this is complex and costs a lot. This counters the reading passage's assertion that there is no dangerous and intricate process in transporting the coal since the coal is just shipped with their own forms. Finally, the professor argues that the employee working for mining companies will be on the wane. Because the state of the art machineries can replace the workers, the job market on coal industry will decrease and there is nothing to work to our society's advantage. This refutes the reading passage's suggestion that the coal industry create lots of job offering and It has potential growth with expanding energy requirements.
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