Jul 14 Energy & Environment Paradise Cost: Coal, Natural Gas, And The True Price Of Power Thanks to singer-songwriter John Prine, Paradise Fossil Plant might be the only coal-fired power plant that has a household name. “Paradise,” Prine’s 1971 ballad, drew on boyhood memories from the small town of Paradise, in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, to relay the environmental and social costs of our dependence on coal. “Mr. Peabody’s coal train,” he […] By Glynis Board Jul 14 Energy & Environment Paradise Cost: Coal, Natural Gas, And The True Price Of Power Glynis Board
Jul 14 Energy & Environment MAP: Power Switch Updated: August 24, 2018 By Alexandra Kanik Jul 14 Energy & Environment MAP: Power Switch Alexandra Kanik
Jul 6 Energy & Environment Perry’s Coal Economics Leaves Economists Puzzled Energy Secretary Rick Perry toured a modern and relatively clean coal-fired power plant in West Virginia in order to tout the benefits of coal in a competitive energy market. But the secretary’s comments generated some controversy. The coal industry has been feeling the heat from natural gas as electric utilities switch to that cleaner, cheaper […] By Glynis Board Jul 6 Energy & Environment Perry’s Coal Economics Leaves Economists Puzzled Glynis Board
Jun 27 Energy & Environment Divestment Proposal Pits Coal States Against California Political leaders in West Virginia and Kentucky are joining a coalition of states threatening to sue California over a program the state is pushing that would drop investments in coal. This week the attorney general of West Virginia joined 11 other Republican attorneys general and the governor of Kentucky in signing a letter to the […] By Glynis Board Jun 27 Energy & Environment Divestment Proposal Pits Coal States Against California Glynis Board
Jun 1 Energy & Environment Coal Country’s Mixed Views On Climate Accord Many political leaders in the Ohio Valley approve of President Trump’s decision to withdraw the United States from the Paris climate agreement. But surveys indicate that public opinion across the region varies, with a slight majority saying they’d like the country to stay the course on climate change. According to a Yale University survey, the majority of […] By Glynis Board Jun 1 Energy & Environment Coal Country’s Mixed Views On Climate Accord Glynis Board
May 10 Energy & Environment A Coal Comeback? Analysis Casts Doubt On Industry’s Chances Can coal make a comeback? That’s the title of a new report from Columbia University’s Center on Global Energy Policy. Researchers there analyzed the factors leading to the coal industry’s sharp decline over the past six years and assessed the Trump administration’s efforts to revive it. The report casts doubt on the chances for a […] By Glynis Board May 10 Energy & Environment A Coal Comeback? Analysis Casts Doubt On Industry’s Chances Glynis Board
Apr 11 Energy & Environment How Asian Politics Could Affect U.S. Coal With Australia coping with the aftermath of Cyclone Debbie and China turning back imports of coal from North Korea this week as apparent punishment for missile tests, U.S. coal exporters are hoping for a boost. But analysts aren’t predicting a coal comeback. After banning imports of North Korean coal in late February, China started turning […] By Glynis Board Apr 11 Energy & Environment How Asian Politics Could Affect U.S. Coal Glynis Board
Mar 31 Economy Revenue Stream: How An Environmental Law Creates Jobs In Coal Country When President Donald Trump visited Kentucky for a recent rally he returned to a common theme from his campaign: environmental regulations are job-killers. “I have already eliminated a devastating anti-coal regulation,” he said, referring to a measure he recently signed overturning a Department of Interior stream protection rule. “And that is just the beginning,” the […] By Glynis Board Mar 31 Economy Revenue Stream: How An Environmental Law Creates Jobs In Coal Country Glynis Board
Mar 28 Economy Trump Undermines Obama’s Clean Power Plan Coal country’s economic woes took center stage at the Environmental Protection Agency as President Donald Trump signed an executive order to undo parts of President Barack Obama’s environmental legacy. The president was flanked by coal workers and industry figures and defenders, such as West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey and Ohio-based coal operator Bob Murray, […] By Glynis Board Mar 28 Economy Trump Undermines Obama’s Clean Power Plan Glynis Board
Mar 24 Economy Defunding Appalachia: Coal Communities Resist President’s Budget Cuts Danny Ferguson didn’t like what he saw happening in Lincoln County, West Virginia, where he grew up. The downturn in the coal industry had hit hard, and young people had few job options beyond some fast food places. “We don’t have nothing else for them to be employed,” Ferguson said. “Lincoln County is in bad […] By Benny Becker and Jeff Young Mar 24 Economy Defunding Appalachia: Coal Communities Resist President’s Budget Cuts Benny Becker and Jeff Young