Every year, more than 130 teachers tour North Dakota’s Energy Trail on the Lignite Energy Council Education Seminar. Basin Electric is a sponsor. “Oh, blue is my color!” When it comes to coal and electricity, Jerolyn Wallach is a bit of a pro. Drive through a coal mine, she’ll give you the inside scoop. “They’re planning how to put it back before they ever start digging it up. And that’s awesome!” She’s a Halliday Public School science teacher. And since she’s lived for many years on the North Dakota Energy Trail, “Oh, now that’s some step right there!” She’s even been on a dragline before. “Okay, this looks like an exciting job here!” Wallach’s with a big group of teachers, learning more about the industry of lignite coal. She’s taken her students on this tour before. “They were talking about it for days afterwards. Because they realized what kinds of jobs, even, are here.” The Lignite Energy Council Teachers Tour gives teachers a look they can’t get in a classroom. “That view is just awesome. Mm.” Wallach’s happy for the chance to brush up on her knowledge. And she’s happy others can ask questions. Take Sharon Chiang. “Wonder what the driver would do if he come out and found his bus gone?” Chiang is a retired teacher from Warwick School. She’s never been to a power plant or a gas plant or a North Dakota coal mine. “…extract from the gas liquor and recover the phenol and cresylic acid.” “Why do they call it gas liquor?” She asks more questions than anyone. “Can they do …