20Nov

Coal Plants May Get A Lifeline in New Senate Bill

Via The Daily Caller: A Senate bill introduced Monday would expand a federal loan program to cover coal plants that meet efficiency and emissions standards. Republican Sen. Todd Young of Indiana introduced the Reinvigorating American Energy Infrastructure Act to make coal plants eligible to receive federal loans under the Department of Energy’s loan program for fossil fuel, […]
20Nov

Coal and Energy Alliance Presents Awards

Via Southwest Virginia Today: Eleven awards of excellence were presented to Southwest Virginia coal companies during the Virginia Coal and Energy Alliance’s 47th annual Fall Meeting and “Excellence In Mining Awards,” Monday bat the Russell County Government Center in Lebanon. Awards presented included those for AML enhancement, best active surface mine, best completed surface mine, […]
19Nov

Global Coal Demand Increased In 2017

Via Forbes: Even with the Paris climate accords signed in late-2015, global coal demand in 2017 rose for the first time in two years, as reported by the Paris-based International Energy Agency during its annual World Energy Outlook release week. We energy-saturated Westerners, of course, have a hard time understanding this. We should know, however, that any anti-coal policy that we impose is […]
16Nov

Trump is Keeping his Promises to Forgotten Coal Communities

Via The Lexington Herald-Leader: On inauguration day, President Donald J. Trump promised America that “the forgotten men and women of our country will be forgotten no longer.” In few areas was that promise better fulfilled than for American coal miners. Before the president took office, eight years of the “War on Coal” had taken its […]
15Nov

We Shouldn’t Turn Our Backs on Coal Power

Via The Eastern New Mexico News: We’re now getting an idea of just how expensive shutting down coal plants can be. A study by IHS Markit, an energy research firm, shows that higher electricity prices resulting from a loss of fuel diversity, due in large part to the shutdown of coal plants, could lead to […]
14Nov

The Chorus of Alarm Grows Louder

Fuel Security, like ball security for you football fans, is something you don’t think much about until you don’t have it. Unfortunately, the fuel security of the grid is no longer a sure thing. The loss of so much baseload power so fast is setting off a growing chorus of alarms. The latest voice to […]
07Nov

A Timely Reminder from Chairman Chatterjee

Despite the well-founded sense that the Clean Power Plan (CPP) is long gone, it remains a specter lurking just over the nation’s shoulder. The EPA’s proposed replacement rule, the Affordable Clean Energy rule, is just that, a proposal. Thoughtful, detailed work remains to get this welcome alternative over the finish line and ensure the Costly […]
05Nov

Energy Blend: Trapper Mine ‘good neighbor’ to Moffat County

Via The Craig Daily Press: Trapper Mine is a good neighbor, and it has the award to prove it. The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement in August awarded Trapper Mine the Good Neighbor Award, which is given to mines for outstanding commitment and innovative in mining and reclamation practices. It is an award […]
02Nov

Coal’s Comeback

Via The Bluefield Daily Telegraph: Coal is making a comeback in southern West Virginia and Southwest Virginia. In fact, hundreds of miners will soon be returning to work in Mercer, McDowell and Tazewell counties. The active coal operations, and the new workers they are hiring, will provide a boost to the region’s economy. Bluestone Resources, a […]