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The West Virginia Coal Association joined with the West Virginia Coal Forum in three statewide events this week in Charleston, Wheeling and Beckley billed as “Stop the EPA’s War on Coal”. The forums were designed to bring attention to EPA’s anti-coal regulatory agenda and to encourage more public action and support for the industry.
The Coal Forum program featured Governor Tomblin, all three Congressional representatives, both U.S. Senator’s offices, key members of the WV Legislature and industry and labor leaders. This week’s forums targeted several recent U.S. Environmental Protection Agency rule proposals addressing utlity MACT and green house gas emissions. Organizers say the various rules either set the bar too high or go into effect too soon to allow coal-fired plants to adapt.
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By JOSELYN KING - Political Writer , The Intelligencer / Wheeling News-Register
WHEELING - Local politicians and coal industry leaders think much of the country is in the dark about how important coal is to energy production, and some suggest electric companies power down for a day to make the point.
Federal and state representatives were among those speaking at the West Virginia Coal Forum on Wednesday at Oglebay Park’s Wilson Lodge. Those present discussed new regulations on coal-fired electric plants being proposed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and why leaders must work to “Stop the EPA’s War on Coal.”
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By Phil Kerpen
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 generating just 36 percent of U.S. electricity, versus 44.6 percent just one year ago.
It’s the result of an unprecedented regulatory assault on coal that will leave us all much poorer.
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By Phil Kerpen
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 generating just 36 percent of U.S. electricity, versus 44.6 percent just one year ago.
It’s the result of an unprecedented regulatory assault on coal that will leave us all much poorer.
Last week PJM Interconnection, the company that operates the electric grid for 13 states (Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia and the District of Columbia) held its 2015 capacity auction. These are the first real, market prices that take Obama’s most recent anti-coal regulations into account, and they prove that he is keeping his 2008 campaign promise to make electricity prices “necessarily skyrocket.”
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