by Jane Richey | Feb 21, 2013 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Politics
In testimony to a congressional subcommittee in October 2011, the American Coal Council noted that an increasing number of coal generators were shutting down their power plants because they couldn’t meet environmental objectives: “Why are some folks...
by Jane Richey | Oct 13, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
From the Derrick — written by Judith Etzel: Two more rounds of employee layoffs have occurred at Joy Underground Mining in Franklin. Within the last two weeks, 43 workers have received furlough notices at the Franklin plant. The employees affected are hourly...
by Jane Richey | May 25, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
According to White House energy adviser Heather Zichal, the Obama administration still sees a future for coal. She also said that the administration wasn’t “singing ‘Kumbaya’” with the natural gas industry and was committed to seeing coal burned “in a more...
by Jane Richey | May 23, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
Obama’s War on Coal has already taken a remarkable toll on coal-fired power plants in America. Last week the U.S. Energy Information Administration reported a shocking drop in power sector coal consumption in the first quarter of 2012. Coal-fired power plants are now...
by Jane Richey | May 20, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets, Politics
Republicans have declared war on what they call President Obama’s “war on coal.” House Natural Resources Committee Republicans on Friday escalated their year-long investigation into the Obama administration’s planned rewrite of coal-mining regulations imposed by...