30Nov

Science Dies in the Dark

November 30, 2017 During the last administration, serving in the Department of Energy’s Office of Fossil Energy was akin to tending bar during Prohibition.  There was often demand for a stiff drink, but teetotalers made sure that “alcoholic beverages” weren’t on offer. So it was with the fossil energy office at a time when coal […]
29Nov

Officials Voice Support of Repealing Clean Power Plan in West Virginia Coal Association Rally

Via The Register-Herald: Some state officials and industry supporters spoke in favor of repealing the Clean Power Plan at a Tuesday rally outside the Capitol where the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is conducting it two-day public comment hearings on the proposed repeal. The West Virginia Coal Association hosted the rally with speakers, including Senate President […]
28Nov

Coal Country Pressures EPA to Repeal Clean Power Plan ‘In Its Entirety’ During Hearing

Via The Washington Examiner: Coal country ripped into former President Barack Obama’s Clean Power Plan in Charleston, W.Va., on Tuesday, during the only hearing the Environmental Protection Agency has scheduled on its plans to repeal the restrictions on power plant emissions. West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey kicked off the first of two days of […]
28Nov

U.S. EPA Takes Repeal of Clean Power Plan to Coal Country

Via Reuters: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency heard testimony from coal miners, lobbyists, environmentalists and others on Tuesday at a public meeting in West Virginia on the agency’s proposal to dismantle an Obama-era plan to slash carbon emissions from power plants The two-day hearing in Charleston on the proposal to axe the Clean Power Plan […]
28Nov

Sen. Shelley Moore Capito: Trump EPA Bringing Positive Change

Via The Charleston Gazette-Mail: This Tuesday and Wednesday, the Environmental Protection Agency is holding a listening session in Charleston on its proposal to withdraw from the Obama administration’s so-called Clean Power Plan. The Trump administration’s decision to withdraw from this plan, and the decision to hear directly from West Virginians, demonstrate a positive change from the job-killing […]
28Nov

U.S. EPA to Host Public Hearing on Proposed Clean Power Plan Repeal Today

Via The Register-Herald: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will host a public hearing today and Wednesday in Charleston on the proposed Clean Power Plan repeal. The public hearing will take place at the Capitol Complex from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. According to The Associated Press, this is the only hearing scheduled by […]
27Nov

Hal Quinn, Bill Raney: EPA is Coming to WV, this Time to Listen

Via The Charleston Gazette-Mail: The Environmental Protection Agency is finally coming to West Virginia. On Tuesday, the agency will perform a valuable public service in Charleston by hosting a two-day public hearing on its proposal to repeal the controversial Clean Power Plan. We have always referred to this regulation as the “Costly Power Plan,” because […]
22Nov

DOE Posts Reports Supporting Coal, Nuclear Rulemaking

Via E&E Publishing: The Department of Energy has posted several reports online highlighting coal as baseload power and emphasizing the risks of plant retirements. The seven studies and presentations from the National Energy Technology Laboratory were completed in 2015, but were either removed from NETL’s website after publication or not published at all, according to […]
21Nov

Rhine Whine

November 21, 2017 Of all the column inches written from Bonn last week, New York Times reporter Brad Plumer (Nov. 18) may have underscored the biggest significance. German chancellor Angela Merkel acknowledged that the developed world’s clean energy leader would likely fail to honor its ambitious emissions reduction pledge. There are at least two ways […]
20Nov

Coal’s Rebound is Good for West Virginia

Via The Exponent-Telegram: As the effects of the Obama administration’s “War on Coal” have been pared back by President Trump, the coalfields of West Virginia are seeing a rebound in demand and production. The numbers show that coal is rebounding in West Virginia, especially in the southern counties where the decline has been devastating to […]