Coal in the News

16Feb

Coal Rescues U.S. Power Grid During Polar Vortex

Via The Pottstown Mercury: Another winter, another cold snap. Right now, much of the United States is feeling the chill of a brutal “Polar Vortex.” And northern states like North Dakota and Minnesota are seeing night-time temperatures drop below zero degrees Fahrenheit. In fact, Duluth is currently chasing a record for the coldest sustained weather, […]
11Feb

It’s a Mistake to Retire Coal Plant

Via The Wisconsin State Journal: The future closing of one of Wisconsin’s largest coal-fired power plant is a huge mistake. The Columbia Energy Center near Portage produces 1,100 megawatts of electricity, which is enough to power the needs of hundreds of thousands of homes. The loss of this plant will supposedly be replaced by clean […]
25Jan

Biden Must Focus on Affordable, Reliable Electricity

Via LoganDaily.com: Democratic majorities in the House and Senate, along with a new Biden administration, promise sweeping policy changes in the United States. This includes campaign pledges to remake America’s electricity mix. But with campaign season over, Democrats should put rhetoric aside and pursue a bipartisan energy plan that supports economic recovery. During the 2020 […]
21Jan

Guest Column: Biden Policies Will Raise Your Electric Rates

Via The Delaware County Daily Times: Democratic majorities in the House and Senate, along with a new Biden administration, promise sweeping policy changes in the United States. This includes campaign pledges to remake America’s electricity mix. But with campaign season over, Democrats should put rhetoric aside and pursue a bipartisan energy plan that supports economic […]
19Jan

The Power Grids Are Not OK

Via RealClearEnergy: Despite ongoing insistence that the fuel security, balance and reliability offered by coal can be easily replaced, mounting evidence points to just the opposite. In states and grids across the U.S., blackouts, near-misses and troubling warnings have become all too common. California suffered rolling blackouts this summer, Texas has stumbled from one near-miss […]
04Jan

WV Coal: Back to the Future

Via The West Virginia Gazette: The recent announcement that Mylan, now Viatris, will shutter its Morgantown manufacturing facility and eliminate 1,500 jobs in the process leaves us all with an inexplicable empty feeling and sense of hopelessness. It serves as a brutal realization that longstanding state businesses can be “here today, gone tomorrow” due to […]
17Nov

Biden’s ‘Build Back Better’ Begins with American Mining

Via Inside Sources: As President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Harris line up their priorities for the coming four years, much of their agenda rests on a foundation provided by the nation’s nearly 600,000 miners — miners and a mining industry ready to do their part to help drive America’s post-pandemic recovery. From infrastructure to affordable, […]
16Sep

The Pivot Away From Baseload Power Is Coming With Unacceptable Costs

Via Inside Sources: There is an electricity reliability and affordability crisis unfolding in the United States. Rolling blackouts in California are the latest, alarming warning of its widespread arrival. Even before Californians found themselves facing the colossal challenge of a new round of devastating forest fires, they have been dealing for weeks with what some […]
14Sep

U.S. Labor Secretary Tours W.Va. Mine

Via WSAZ: Coal miners in West Virginia got a visit from the Trump administration Wednesday. U.S. Secretary of Labor Eugene Scalia spent time in Grafton and Bridgeport to talk about mine safety and the importance of coal mining to the nation’s economy. Secretary Scalia toured the Leer Mine Complex, which is operated by Arch Resources […]
14Sep

Banks: States Should Attach Value to Coal

Via The Roanoke Times: Coal plants are providing a stable and secure supply of electricity in many parts of the United States. This “baseload” power from coal, an often forgotten workhorse of electricity generation, accounts for about 25% of the nation’s generating capacity. As a former communicator for the National Coal Association and other fossil-fuel […]