Coal in the News

19Jul

Renewable Energy Can’t Keep Texans’ A/C humming [Opinion]

Via The Houston Chronicle: Houston has recorded a half-dozen 95 degree-plus days so far this summer, and we’re weeks away from August, the hottest month of the year. Last year, the second hottest on record in Texas, included a 10-day stretch of triple-digit temperatures. Which raises a question. Is the Texas power grid, managed by […]
18Jul

EPA’s New ACE Rule: A Win for Common Sense

Via RealClear Energy: Recently, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized the Affordable Clean Energy (ACE) rule to reduce carbon emissions from the nation’s fleet of coal-fired power plants.  The ACE rule is replacing the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan. The new rule is legal and sensible, adjectives that do not describe the Clean Power Plan.  Many […]
18Jul

Opinion: US Power Grid Strains as Summer Peaks

Via The Southern Illinoisan: Americans remain perennially confident in the nation’s power grid. No matter the weather, or the time of day, we flip a switch and expect the lights to go on. But something troubling is emerging in parts of the country — state power grids that could actually fail this summer, during periods […]
03Jul

Affordable Clean Energy Rule Good for Consumers, Environment

Via KnoxNews.com Can you imagine paying 27 percent more for electricity? That’s exactly what would have happened to wholesale electricity prices in Tennessee if the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan had been adopted. Thankfully, reason and the law prevailed and the EPA’s replacement rule – the Affordable Clean Energy rule – was issued June 19. […]
28Jun

Always Evolving Coal Technologies Key to Trump’s Climate Plan

Via Real Clear Energy: As the United States enters a long era of reducing carbon emissions, we are obliged to make the best possible use of all energy sources – it will not be confined to renewables — through an increased program of efficiency that will lead to greater economic strength. Electric utilities, for example, […]
25Jun

We Need Better Coal Plants

Via The Roanoke Times: Banks is retired and lives near Timberville after a career as a writer and communications executive, primarily for energy-related entities. When I was first introduced to the coal industry, it was still regarded by many as the lifeblood of America. Coal fueled the boilers that drove the turbines at power generating […]
19Jun

EPA Power Plant Rule Balances Environmental Protections with State Authority

The National Mining Association (NMA) today applauded the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Affordable Clean Energy (ACE) rule, which offers a legal framework to advance the nation’s environmental protections while preserving the rightful authority of the states to manage their own unique energy infrastructure and electric grids. “In this rule, the EPA has accomplished what eluded […]
19Jun

Trump EPA Finalizes Rule to Gut Obama Coal Plant Regulations

Via The Washington Examiner: The Trump administration finalized Wednesday its much-anticipated rule gutting President Barack Obama’s signature plan for reducing carbon emissions from coal plants to combat climate change. The Environmental Protection Agency released its replacement of Obama’s Clean Power Plan with a modest rule intended to encourage efficiency upgrades at coal plants to help […]
17Jun

There is Still a Need for Coal in America’s Power Grid

Via The Southeast Missourian: When it comes to the global-warming debate, mischaracterizations abound. For example, the term “denier” is often used — suggesting someone doesn’t believe the Earth has warmed over the past century. In fact, the scientific community is split over the primary driver of contemporary warming — whether it’s rising carbon dioxide (CO2) […]