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Montana Should Reject Californication of Power Grid

Via The Missoulian:  The idea of Montana doing things “the California way” doesn’t make much sense. Unfortunately, Montanans might not have a choice if the Obama administration has its way. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will soon finalize the Clean Power Plan, requiring states to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 30 percent by 2030. […]

EPA Coal Power Cuts Raise Electric Bills as Obama Advances his Climate Change Agenda

Via The Washington Times: Consumers will see significantly higher electric bills this summer, the federal government predicts, and there is mounting evidence that President Obama’s climate change regulations are at least partly to blame. On average, Americans will spend nearly 4.8 percent more on electricity this summer than they did last year, according to a […]

Traditional Energy Sources Are Key to Our Future

Via U.S. News & World Report: Access to affordable energy is critically important to every American family. While the United States should aggressively pursue an all-of-the-above energy approach, it is clear that traditional energy sources will play a vital role in powering our nation for generations to come. As a proponent of an all-of-the-above energy […]

Administration Policies, Not Market Forces, Causing Lasting Pain for Coal Communities

Pittsburg, Pa. – The nation’s coal industry and its dependent communities are enduring a difficult realignment of supply and demand, but the more lasting damage is caused by the “relentless offensive we face from President Obama’s regulators,” said a mining industry leader in Pittsburgh today. “It’s the reckless destruction of useful assets that contribute affordable […]

Pennsylvania House, Senate Coal Caucuses Convene at State Capitol

Via NorthcentralPA.com: HARRISBURG – A bipartisan group of state legislators met Tuesday at the Capitol Building to discuss the federal Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed “Clean Power Plan” and its impact on Pennsylvania’s job climate, electric rates and overall economy. The House and Senate Coal Caucus public hearing featured testimony from John Pippy, CEO of […]

Temporary Setback: States Must Continue EPA Fight

Via The Bluefield Daily Telegraph: We were not surprised by last week’s decision by a federal appeals court to throw out a pair of high-profile lawsuits challenging the Obama administration’s controversial plan to curb pollution at the expense of coal mining and the nation’s existing coal-fired power plants. That’s because the court warned early into […]

Another Opinion: Clean Power Plan Will Lead to Increased Costs

Via The Daily Times:  In this year’s State of the Union Address, President Obama promoted his vision of “middle-class economics.” As part of his program, he pledged to lower taxes for working families, “putting thousands of dollars back into their pockets each year.” Alas, what his budget proposal pledged to giveth, his energy policy taketh […]

Pluses and Minuses of a Carbon Tax

Via The New York Times: NMA CEO Hal Quinn responds to the June 7th editorial: “The Case for a Carbon Tax”: To the Editor: Your editorial correctly assesses the Big Six European oil and gas chief executives’ call for a carbon tax as anything but a bold environmental stand. Self-interest motivates their plea for taxes […]

Don’t Let the EPA Badger Wisconsin

Via the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: The federal government is set to impose drastic new regulations on carbon dioxide that will saddle Wisconsin families with higher energy bills and eliminate thousands of jobs — and now we need our leaders to fight back. In a few months, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will finalize rules requiring […]

To Save Jobs, the Coal Industry Must be Allowed to Evolve

Via The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: As a veteran proud to serve this great country, I was confused by President Barack Obama’s comments prioritizing climate change as an “immediate risk” and disappointed that it was praised in the May 30 editorial “Military Burden: Obama Warns of a New Climate Change Worry.” The United States is the only […]