05Jan

War on U.S. Mining Reckless, Impractical

Via Lifezette.com: We’re seeing something very interesting of late from the Obama administration — an all-out war against America’s mining industries. It’s something the president appears to be undertaking with little thought to economics or practicality. At the recent UN climate talks in Paris, President Obama proudly trumpeted a “Clean Power Plan” that aims to […]
04Jan

“War on Coal” Seen Behind Federal Mining Rules that Maryland is Opposing

Via The Baltimore Sun: Just a few years ago, Jack Ternent was selling chain, rope and cement to the coal mines in the mountains around his store — the kind of trade that propped up Western Maryland’s economy for more than a century. But as the coal industry has withered nationally, and in Maryland especially, […]