Coal in the News

12Jul

Support for Coal

Via The Bluefield Daily Telegraph: During a tour of the Mountain State last week, U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry said coal, and particularly coal-fired plants, will continue to play an important role in our nation’s future. The welcomed proclamation was the latest showing of support for coal by the Trump administration. Perry, the former Republican governor of Texas, […]
11Jul

Trump Has Returned Hope to Coal Industry

Via Cincinnati.com:   For the Kentucky Coal Association, the election of President Donald Trump gave us hope. Instead of vilifying coal like President Barack Obama did, the Trump administration recognizes that coal is a reliable and affordable source of energy. Coal powers our homes and businesses, and the low energy costs it provides gives the […]
10Jul

North Dakota Coal Industry is Alive and Well

Via The Star Tribune: The chimneys of Coal Creek Station, North Dakota’s largest power plant, tower 60 stories over the prairie. Nearby, an excavator that looks like a giant crane looms over a big coal mine. The mine feeds the plant owned by Maple Grove-based Great River Energy, which churns out electricity for hundreds of […]
08Jul

Sturdiness of America’s Power Grid is a Key Issue

Via The Newark Advocate: Americans have been exceptionally fortunate in recent decades to enjoy robust power generation to heat their homes, refrigerate their food, and deliver clean drinking water. Unlike many countries, the United States maintains affordable, non-stop, 24/7 electricity. It’s an impressive feat in a nation of 325 million that continues to add more […]
07Jul

Perry: Coal-fired Power Plants Important in U.S. Future

Via The Herald & Review: U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry said Thursday that coal-fired power plants are important for the country’s future, and he suggested that energy supply will spark demand. After touring a coal-fired power plant, Perry was asked about the economics of coal when natural gas is far cheaper. West Virginia currently has […]
06Jul

Perry Says Coal-Fired Power Plants Important in US Future

Via U.S. News & World Report:  After touring one of the few recently built coal-fired power plants in the U.S., Energy Secretary Rick Perry says they’re important for the country’s future. Perry says a stable baseload of electricity is important and this technology provides “the ability to deliver a secure, economical and environmentally good source […]
06Jul

National View: Perry Right to Find out if U.S. on Track to Meet Future Power Needs

Via The Duluth News Tribune: Americans have been exceptionally fortunate in recent decades to enjoy robust power generation to heat their homes, refrigerate their food, and deliver clean drinking water. Unlike many countries, the United States maintains affordable, nonstop, 24/7 electricity. It’s an impressive feat in a nation of 325 million that continues to add […]
05Jul

Don’t Count Out Coal Yet

Via U.S. News & World Report:  The coal industry has faced headwinds for the past decade. Burdensome regulations and competition from cheap natural gas have taken their toll. Conventional wisdom now suggests the sun is setting on the U.S. coal industry, but the assumptions driving that thinking are far from certainties. Energy experts point to […]
04Jul

Column: Death of Coal Has Been Greatly Exaggerated

Via The Columbus Dispatch: The decline of basic industries that provide good jobs for the middle class rightfully disturbs most Americans. Bad enough that they’re disappearing, but worse when these industries are being buried alive. You wouldn’t know it from much of what you read these days, but the U.S. coal industry isn’t dead and […]