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Coal Makes a Comeback

Via The Wall Street Journal: Not long ago liberals hailed the demise of coal as inevitable while the Obama Administration strangled the industry with regulation. But don’t look now, Tom Steyer, because coal is showing signs of a revival and breathing economic life into West Virginia and other coal states. Former Environmental Protection Agency Administrator […]

Coal, the Comeback Kid

August 16, 2017 Neither the dead nor the living read their obituaries. Coal isn’t reading them because it isn’t dead.From the 2nd quarter of 2016 to the same period this year, coal production rose almost 17 percent. The number of new met mines in Central Appalachia rose from 155 to 212 in the year ending […]

New FERC Chairman to Focus on Coal, Nuclear Plants

Via The Washington Examiner: Coal and nuclear plants must be compensated properly for the reliability they bring to the electric grid, the newly appointed head of the nation’s grid watchdog said Monday. “I believe that generation, including our existing coal and nuclear fleet, need to be properly compensated to recognize the value they provide to […]

Trump’s EPA Will Rewrite Another Obama-Era Rule That Could Shutter Coal Plants

Via The Daily Caller: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt notified challengers the agency would begin the process of revising a regulation critics say could force more coal-fired power plants to shut down. Pruitt sent a letter to the Utility Water Act Group and Small Business Administration on Friday notifying them of the decision. […]

Coal Looks to Make a Comeback in State

Via The Daily Sentinel: Coal production is swinging back up in Colorado and 2017 could end up being a year with 1 million more tons produced in the state than in 2016, Colorado Mining Association President Stan Dempsey said Wednesday. The improvement in the outlook for coal coincides with a change of administrations in Washington, […]

States Find New Friends

August 9, 2017: Last week, two seemingly disparate events showed how some in the Trump administration are holding fast to promises and principles. Both events encouraged state partnership and welfare in energy development. The first event was a subdued birthday party at the Department of the Interior, where the Office of Surface Mining and Regulatory […]

Coal to Dominate US Electricity Market Over Next Two Years

Via The Washington Examiner: U.S. coal production will see a sustained boost over the next two years due to increased use at power plants and a rise in exports, according to the federal government’s latest energy projections. “U.S. coal production is getting a boost in 2017 from higher coal exports and more coal-fired electricity generation,” […]

West Virginians Get the Last Laugh

Via The West Virginia Record: President Obama and his bureaucrats laughed at the citizens of West Virginia and our representatives for eight years as they waged their wicked war on coal (on behalf of other energy interests, foreign and domestic), but who’s laughing now? We are, and so is U.S. Rep. Evan Jenkins. “Make no […]

Trump Administration Hails Deal to Export Coal to Ukraine

Via The Washington Post: The Trump administration on Monday hailed a Pennsylvania-based company’s deal to supply coal to Ukraine in preparation for winter heating needs, saying it would bolster a key U.S. ally often threatened by Russia. The deal, potentially worth about $79 million, calls for Xcoal Energy and Resources to ship 700,000 tons of […]

A Better Way for an EV World

August 2, 2017 Last week Tesla rolled out its Model 3, creating the kind of wait-in-line excitement usually reserved for smart phone roll outs. The difference here is that Tesla’s product heralds real, disruptive change – the astonishing growth of the electric vehicle (EV) industry. Bloomberg Finance forecasts EVs could claim 35 percent of the […]