Pat Risner, BHP Billiton transition

BHP Billiton-New Mexico Coal Asset President Pat Risner discusses the series of events that has lead to the transition for BHP Billiton out of the coal business in San Juan County.  Despite that, Risner says the company wanted to avoid the economic disaster of shutting its coal mines and the associated power plants, which would have resulted in the loss of thousands of jobs and millions of dollars in tax revenue and economic spending.  hear what's next for the Navajo Transitional Energy Company and North American Coal Co. at Navajo Mine, and Westmoreland Coal at the San Juan Mine.