Until they get arrested. Continue reading
Category Archives: Coal
Claim: North Carolina coal plant emissions increase suicides
This certainly wouldn’t be a good factoid for the EPA and its illegal human testing program. Continue reading
Posted in Air pollution, Coal
EPA nominee responses to Senate GOP expose effort to mislead Congress on coal plant emission rules
“Bait-and-Fuel-Switch.” Continue reading
Posted in 112th Congress, 113th Congress, Coal, EPA
Al Gore Canard: ‘Many more jobs now in wind than coal’
Al Gore champions inefficiency. There probably are more jobs in wind — but coal provides 10x more electricity at lower prices and without existential subsidies. Continue reading
Posted in Coal
Enviros Schvitz: ‘What if we never run out of oil?’
“The world has been running into fossil fuels, not away from them.” Continue reading
Posted in Coal, Oil and gas
Coal up, gas down so far in 2013
“Gas is getting beat by coal in the electric generation market in 2013 and beat soundly.” Continue reading
Posted in Coal
EPA chief dodges Senate question of whether emissions rules would effectively ban coal plants
Perciasepe says it would depend on the availability of carbon capture and sequestration technology. Continue reading
Appellate court overturns federal judge who accused EPA of ‘magical thinking’ by revoking West Virginia mine permit
“I can’t imagine Congress intended things to work this way. To restore some sort of stability back into the permit process, some legislation might be required.” Continue reading
Solar Inefficiency: More solar workers than coal miners in U.S. but coal provides 210 times more electricity
The heavily subsidized solar industry is little more than workfare. Continue reading
Posted in Clean energy, Coal
Happy Earth Day, Warmists! Germany to open six more coal power stations in 2013
“Germany’s dash for coal continues apace. Following on the opening of two new coal power stations in 2012, six more are due to open this year, with a combined capacity of 5800MW, enough to provide 7% of Germany’s electricity needs.” Continue reading
Posted in Coal
Utility lawyer: Enviros misusing zoning laws to block coal exports, undermine the coal industry
“And I don’t believe it’s a good-faith effort to address either the environmental effects of trains or terminals. If the environmentalists really cared about that direct environmental impact, they should have raised it long ago.” Continue reading
Posted in Coal
Obama war on coal continues with power plant water effluent proposal
More sue and settle. Continue reading
Why Al Gore is wrong about us burning 80x more coal than at the peak of the Industrial Revolution
Earth to Al: First, the industrial revolution is not over — but much of it has moved to China. Second, the IR has not peaked. We may burn much more coal today than 100 years ago, but we create much more wealth with the coal we burn. Continue reading
Posted in Coal
Enviro: EPA planning ‘mother of all clean air regulations’; Would shut down new and existing coal plants to cut emissions
… but don’t expect to see it until after the 2014 elections. Continue reading
Acting EPA boss: We might go after existing coal plants — Apparently unaware of McCarthy-Senate deal nixing coal plant rules
“[T]hat’s certainly something that will be on the table in this next fiscal year,” acting EPA Administrator Bob Perciasepe told reporters last week. Continue reading
Obama’s think tank presses Interior Secretary for coal lease moratorium on federal lands
“Absent a moratorium and reform, Interior is poised to approve 3.5 billion tons of new coal mining, which would be an unprecedented expansion of federal coal extraction. DOI cannot facilitate these massive extraction projects without undermining President Obama’s commitment to address climate change.” Continue reading
Posted in Coal
Sen. Joe Manchin behind EPA retreat from coal plant GHG rules?
“This is pure speculation” — Sen. Joe Manchin. Continue reading
Chicago mother wins $150K Goldman Prize for shutting down 2 coal plants
She’ll be able to afford more expensive electricity. What about her neighbors? Continue reading
Posted in Coal
Enviros accuse Sen. Barrasso of medical malpractice for supporting coal — RealityDrop: Coal burning is one of the greatest public health boons ever
Burning coal for electricity was a key part of the 20th century boom in the American standard of living. Continue reading
Posted in 113th Congress, Coal
