With Left Sidebar

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Keep Coal, Nukes Online

Via The Times-Tribune: Earlier this year, Energy Secretary Rick Perry commissioned a study to assess the health of America’s power grid. His subsequent report noted a decline in America’s “base-load” power, and urged steps to improve the reliability of the nation’s electric grid. The administration advocates an “all of the above” mix for the power […]

Nuclear and Coal are Essential for Reliable Energy

Via The Hill: When a big storm is coming, people run out to the grocery store to stock up on essentials, in case they can’t get back to the store for a few days. Critical industries typically build the same thing into their planning, because they need to be able to keep operating if there’s […]