Coal in the News

26Mar

EPA’s New Rules to Mean Higher Energy Prices

Via The Marietta Daily Journal: The drop in gas prices might have you feeling pretty good about the cost of energy lately. But if Washington has its way, Georgians might be paying a lot more for the energy they depend on.The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently announced what it calls the Clean Power Plan to […]
25Mar

GOP Bill Delays Climate Rule, Gives States Veto

Via The Hill By Timothy Cama House Republicans are preparing a bill that would delay implementation of the Obama administration’s climate rule for power plants and let state governors veto compliance plans. Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-Ky.), chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s panel on energy and power, unveiled the draft legislation Monday that he […]
24Mar

EPA Clean Power Plan Spells Trouble for Iowa

Via The Gazette. American households and businesses currently reaping the benefits of low oil prices may soon lose them to higher electricity bills. For this, we can thank an Environmental Protection Agency. A growing number of energy experts, including overseers of the nation’s electricity grid, regional power transmission authorities, power plant operators and energy economists are […]
23Mar

GUEST COLUMN: EPA Rules Will Harm the Poor Most

Via Tuscaloosa News: You’ve probably heard the familiar oath: “First, do no harm.” It’s the pledge doctors are obliged to follow when treating an illness or injury. Our government in Washington should heed the same advice: Don’t treat one problem by creating another, more serious one. That caution comes to mind as I’ve considered new […]
21Mar

EPA Plan Would Hurt Mississippi: Martin

Via The Clarion-Ledger: Mississippi is finally showing signs of a recovery from the devastating impact of the “great recession.” Incomes and investment are beginning to grow again. The recovery is still fragile, however. The state is a long way from recovering all of the jobs it lost, and job growth in 2014 was the ninth […]
20Mar

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s Letter to Nation’s Governors

Dear Governors: I write concerning the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed “Clean Power Plan”, or CPP, a new Obama Administration regulation that would require states to dramatically restructure their electricity systems based on the EPA’s view of how electricity should be produced and used in each state. This new proposal calls for a 30% reduction […]
19Mar

Cost of Cleaner Power Could Take Toll on Low-income Families

Via The Hill: There continues to be contentious debate in Washington on the best approach to address the issue of climate change.  Environmental groups have lined up against business interests in what has become a heated battle over potential legislation. But one voice that may not be heard as clearly in this ongoing debate is […]
18Mar

In Ky., Debate Over Coal’s Future ‘Really is About Manufacturing’

Via E&E Publishing: Joel Kirkland GEORGETOWN, Ky. — It’s not hard to see how energy fits into Kevin Butt’s business of assembling 2,000 cars a day. “When we make cars, we argue about pennies sometimes,” he said. “Make it better, but don’t spend the money.” Butt is the regional environmental director at Toyota Motor Corp.’s […]
17Mar

EPA is on a ‘Constitutionally Reckless Mission,’ Obama’s Law Professor Testifies

Via The Hill:  The law professor, who taught President Obama says the Environmental Protection Agency lacks the statutory and constitutional authority to force states to implement plans to cut carbon emissions at existing power plants. “In my considered view, EPA is off on a constitutionally reckless mission,” Laurence Tribe, a professor at Harvard Law School, […]
16Mar

It’s Not Time Yet to Scuttle Coal-fired Power

Via the Great Falls Tribune: Coal was cheap and plentiful in the United States in the 20th century, becoming a veritable King Coal for generating electricity. In the 21st century, natural gas and nuclear power (absent a meltdown) are cleaner options, and so are solar and wind, although they are erratic sources of power and […]