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Coal in the News

14Aug

The One Market That’s Sure To Help Coal

Via Forbes:  As still the world’s leading source of electricity (most critically, overwhelmingly so in all-important China and India) at 37-40% of all supply, and still generating 30% of U.S. power, coal is obviously not dead. But beyond electricity, coal is much more essential to another market than the anti-coal business may realize: the very steel that builds our cities. Apparently, […]
  • On August 14, 2018
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08Aug

Coal Production – Study Paints Hopeful W.Va. Outlook

Via The Bluefield Daily Telegraph: While it is unlikely that coal production in West Virginia will ever compare again to those levels that were recorded during the industry’s heyday, there is still hope for the future. There are more coal miners working today in southern West Virginia than there were just a few years ago. Coal production levels also are increasing. […]
  • On August 8, 2018
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07Aug

Coal Industry Still Contributes Big to West Virginia

Via The Daily Mail WV:  As the coal industry continues to rebound, its overall contribution to West Virginia’s economy is nothing short of phenomenal, supporting upwards of 17 percent of the state’s total GDP. According to John Deskins, director of the West Virginia University Bureau of Business and Economic Research, the coal industry and coal-fired […]
  • On August 7, 2018
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06Aug

Coal Forum Releases Study of Coal’s Impact on West Virginia’s Economy

Via The Bluefield Daily Telegraph: The Coal Forum, a Charleston-based coal lobbying group, has released a study on the impact of coal on the West Virginia economy in 2017. The study, “The Economic Impact of Coal in West Virginia,” was completed by the Bureau of Business & Economic Research at the West Virginia University College […]
  • On August 6, 2018
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06Aug

America Needs Coal and Nuclear Power for Energy Diversity

Via The Roanoke Times: Porter is a national energy and environmental consultant, based in Atlanta. He was previously an assistant administrator at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). In the face of rising electricity demand, Energy Secretary Rick Perry recently unveiled a plan to preserve some of the nation’s key coal and nuclear power plants. It’s […]
  • On August 6, 2018
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01Aug

Coal Retirements Could Be Lethal

Via The Herald-News: There is growing alarm over the loss of America’s baseload sources of electricity. Coal and nuclear power plants are being pushed off the grid by a three-headed monster of heavily subsidized renewable energy, the legacy effects of overzealous regulation and a glut of natural gas. Since 2010, more than 600 coal-fired generating […]
  • On August 1, 2018
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31Jul

Coal Retirements Could be Devastating for Grid Resiliency and Consumer Costs

Via The Casper Star-Tribune: There is growing alarm over the loss of America’s baseload sources of electricity. Coal and nuclear power plants are being pushed off the grid by a three-headed monster of heavily-subsidized renewable energy, the legacy effects of overzealous regulation, and a glut of natural gas. Since 2010, more than 600 coal-fired generating […]
  • On July 31, 2018
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30Jul

Coal, Nuclear Still Powering Georgia, U.S.

Via The Augusta Chronicle:  Yet that is what we have, not because conventional energy sources aren’t available, but because we have been following an impossible dream that renewables can replace “baseload” power in electricity production. Half the power-generating capacity added in the U.S. last year was solar and wind, according to the Energy Information Administration. […]
  • On July 30, 2018
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27Jul

Cutting Coal Could Mean Less Power, Bigger Bills

Via USA Today:  There is growing alarm over the loss of America’s baseload sources of electricity. Coal and nuclear power plants are being pushed off the grid by a three-headed monster of heavily subsidized renewable energy, the legacy effects of overzealous regulation, and a glut of natural gas. Since 2010, more than 600 coal-fired generating […]
  • On July 27, 2018
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27Jul

Coal Still Proving Necessary, Even in a High-Tech Age

Via The Morning Consult:  These are exciting times for energy production in the United States. Almost every week, we hear about new developments in renewable energy, electric vehicles and natural gas production. Much will hinge, though, on the storage capacity needed for wind and solar installations. And there’s also a question mark hanging over the […]
  • On July 27, 2018
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