- November 14, 2014
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- Coal in the News
Pence to Congress: Block Obama on Coal
Former Congressman and current Governor Mike Pence (R-IN) urged members of the Congress to use the power of the purse to...
- November 12, 2014
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- Coal in the News
Overseers Flag Concerns as System Shifts to Gas, Renewables
A national surge toward natural gas and renewable energy driven by cheap gas and new government rules and policies is creating...
- November 10, 2014
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- Coal in the News
US Clean Power Plan Poses Risks to Electricity Reliability
The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Power Plan could harm the reliability of the power grid and may need...
- November 6, 2014
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- Coal in the News
Report Shows EPA Rule Plays ‘a Guessing Game’ with Reliability — Whitfield
The chairman of a key House Energy and Commerce subcommittee yesterday embraced the U.S. power grid overseer's statement that U.S. EPA's...
- November 5, 2014
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- Coal in the News
NERC Says Schedule for US EPA’s CO2 Rule Could Threaten Power Grid Reliability
The US Environmental Protection Agency's proposed rule to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from existing power plants has aggressive schedule and includes...
- October 31, 2014
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- Coal in the News
Kansas Regulators, Commission Staff Slam EPA Carbon Proposal
Utility commissioners in Kansas are the latest group to take aim at the Obama administration's plan to slash greenhouse gas emissions...
- October 28, 2014
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- Coal in the News
It’s Foolish to Discard Coal as a Power Source
Michael Silver is right to cite the importance of mining to renewable-energy technologies, as well as the hypocrisy of those who...
- October 24, 2014
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- Coal in the News
Energy Cost Rise: A Pledge Obama (Unfortunately) Kept
Inflation: We've chastised President Obama many times for failing to live up to promises he made when running for the office. So...
- October 21, 2014
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- Coal in the News
EPA Climate Plan Strips Away States’ Flexibility, Ga. Regulator Says
Georgia's utility regulators will do whatever they can to fight U.S. EPA's proposed carbon rule for existing power plants,...
- October 20, 2014
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- Coal in the News
SCC Says EPA Carbon Plan Could Raise Power Bills in Va. “Substantially”
Complying with the EPA’s proposed carbon emission rules would likely cost Dominion Virginia Power customers alone an extra $5.5 billion to...