Coal in the News

21Sep

Quinn: Coal Column is Insightful

Via The Craig Daily Press: To the editor Danielle Elkins’ recent opinion column provided a thoughtful perspective on the stress and anxiety in coal communities across the nation due to the sharp loss of coal jobs recently. It is true that the industry has faced drops in the number of mines and miners in the […]
20Sep

NMA Highlights 10 Things to Know about the Clean Power Plan

WASHINGTON, D.C.– On Sept. 27, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals will hear arguments on the administration’s so-called Clean Power Plan (CPP). The proceedings will be followed closely by stakeholders across the country. The National Mining Association (NMA) challenged the rule and has summarized ten things to know in advance of the arguments. What is […]
15Sep

Why Coal Will Matter in the Fall Election

Via Breitbart.com: Just when Hillary Clinton’s “deplorables” comment set a new low for insensitivity, we saw another real zinger this week from former Clinton White House staffer William Galston. In a smug Wall Street Journal op-ed, Galston deemed the “war on coal” a claim perpetuated by Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) to reinforce the coal community’s […]
14Sep

Editorial: Yes, There is a War on Coal

Via The Fort Wayne News-Sentinel:  U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz is a funny guy. He took his comedy routine on the road this week, telling attendees at the Mid-Atlantic Region Energy Innovation Forum at West Virginia University that the Obama administration isn’t waging a “war on coal” In fact, it is working to maintain coal […]
13Sep

Obama Administration Energy Policy Threatens U.S. Economy

Via The Daily Caller: If continued the Obama administration’s current energy policy will deal a devastating blow to the nation’s energy production. In a recent study, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce looked at what would happen if the current policies of the Obama administration and the “Keep it in the Ground” activists were enacted. Not […]
08Sep

Banks: Stop the Assault on Coal

Via The Roanoke Times: Ironically, as reported by the Washington Examiner newspaper, “the Democratic National Convention likely will receive much of its electricity from coal.” Coal-fired power keeps the lights on while the politicians continue their war on the miners and the industry that employs them. The U.S. coal industry is reeling. Worse, the people […]
07Sep

Point of View: Low-income Americans Pay Heavy Price for Energy Policies

Via NewsOK: The clean energy mantra is so loud that it often drowns out the feeble cry of energy poverty. Many Americans are finding it more and more difficult to pay their utility bills, yet this important issue is nearly absent from the debate about America’s energy future. Modern progressives, who have long fancied themselves […]
06Sep

Obama Kept His Promise, 83,000 Coal Jobs Lost And 400 Mines Shuttered

Via The Daily Caller: This Labor Day, America has 83,000 fewer coal jobs and 400 coal mines than it did when Barack Obama was elected in 2008, showing that the president has followed through on his pledge to “bankrupt” the coal industry. A 2015 study found the coal industry lost 50,000 jobs from 2008 to 2012 during Obama’s first term. During Obama’s […]
06Sep

EPA, Enviros Shut Down Two Colorado Coal Plants And Put More Out Of Work

Via The Daily Caller: Two Colorado coal plants and one mine will be shut down as part of an effort by federal and state regulators and environmentalists to improve visibility at national parks and other areas of the state. Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, a rural cooperative utility, will shutter its 100 megawatt Nucla Station […]
02Sep

Let’s Use More Coal, Open More Coal-fired Power Plants

Via The Livingston Daily: Our current administrations agenda to protect the environment is superseding the needs of the people. We have been burdened with overzealous regulations by the Environmental Protection Agency and this has forced many of our coal fired power plants to be shut down and ruined the majority of the industry. We have […]