Irony: 2 days after killing coal jobs, EPA chief says agency will ‘effectively shut down’ without stopgap funding by Oct.1

Huffington Post reports: Continue reading Irony: 2 days after killing coal jobs, EPA chief says agency will ‘effectively shut down’ without stopgap funding by Oct.1

Under EPA proposal: Nat gas prices would have to triple in next 8 years before coal became competitive again

EnergyWire reports: Continue reading Under EPA proposal: Nat gas prices would have to triple in next 8 years before coal became competitive again

Coal giant: EPA rules would ’cause more pain at the plug than Americans have experienced at the pump’

The Australian reports: Continue reading Coal giant: EPA rules would ’cause more pain at the plug than Americans have experienced at the pump’

Even wobbly GOP Sen. Lamar Alexander slams Obama for EPA coal rules

U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) released the following statement on the announcement by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of a proposed rule to enforce strict pollution standards on new coal plants, forcing them to capture and store at least 40 percent of their carbon emissions: Continue reading Even wobbly GOP Sen. Lamar Alexander slams Obama for EPA coal rules