07Nov

Look to Appalachia for Solutions to Climate Change

Via The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:  To hear environmentalists and the politicians who cater to them tell it, the United States can win the climate battle by phasing out our nation’s coal industry. This thinking is not only fundamentally flawed, but it’s also keeping America from investing in the energy technology that will be needed to make […]
04Nov

Holding the EPA to Account

Via The Washington Examiner: For 45 years, federal law has made protecting the environment a priority under the National Environmental Policy Act by mandating that the consideration of environmental impacts be considered as part of every federal action. During much of the same time period, Congress directed the Environmental Protection Agency to evaluate the potential […]
04Nov

EPA Responds to Mandate on Jobs Impact

Via The Weirton Daily Times: WHEELING — The Environmental Protection Agency plans to rely on its Science Advisory Board to satisfy U.S. District Judge John Preston Bailey’s mandate that it evaluate job losses as part of implementing new regulations, but Murray Energy Corp. officials called the compliance plan “deeply offensive.” This week, EPA attorneys filed […]
03Nov

Regulatory Overreach, Not Just Cheap Natural Gas, is Killing Coal

Via The Star-Telegram: A decade ago, America’s coal industry was prospering, providing about 60 percent of America’s electric power generation and exporting growing volumes of both steam and metallurgical coal to Asia and Europe. By contrast, coal-fired generation today accounts for less than one-third of the electrons on the power grid, while dozens of companies […]
03Nov

Rep. Jenkins Asks White House to Stop Stream Buffer Zone Rule

Via HuntingtonNews.Net: WASHINGTON – During a call with the White House, U.S. Representative Evan Jenkins (R-W.Va.) urged the administration to reconsider a new regulation that would cost West Virginia even more coal jobs.  Rep. Jenkins spoke with the White House’s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs Administrator Howard Shelanski about the harm the proposed stream […]
02Nov

Making The Rogue EPA Obey The Law, One Case At A Time

Via Investor’s Business Daily: The Obama administration’s war on coal was dealt a setback by a recent decision from the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia. The court held that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency failed to follow the law and did not properly evaluate the job losses caused by its […]
02Nov

Climate Goals are Global – So Is Energy Demand

November 2, 2016 Next week finally marks the long-awaited event. No, not that one.  We’re referring to the UN climate conference in Morocco Nov. 7, the day before the other event. For energy and climate policy watchers, the frequent gathering of the global green swarm – NGOs, industry reps, government officials – will hopefully shine […]
01Nov

NMA Shows D.C. Circuit New Evidence of the Clean Power Plan’s Costs to the Country

National Mining Association (NMA) president and CEO Hal Quinn issued the following statement today after new information from the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Oct. 26 Cross State Air Pollution Rule Update confirmed the significant impact that the Clean Power Plan will have on coal-based generation: “NMA informed the D.C. Circuit yesterday that data from EPA’s […]
01Nov

Denying the Costs of Coal Regulations

Via The Middlesboro Daily News: In a recent Facebook interview, EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy acknowledged the obvious — that she supports the Environmental Left’s “Keep it in the Ground” policy. In an online “Mashable” discussion with science editor Andrew Freedman, McCarthy said of anti-coal activists, “I think we share the same goal.” She also admitted […]
31Oct

Support Investments in Clean Coal

Via The Journal: In a recent Facebook interview, EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy acknowledged the obvious — that she supports the Environmental Left’s “Keep it in the Ground” policy. In an online Mashable discussion with science editor Andrew Freedman, McCarthy said of anti-coal activists, “I think we share the same goal.” She also admitted that the […]