Category Archives for USA
Coal Market Strategies – Policy, Environment, & Technology
Have you registered for the 2014 Coal Market Strategies Conference in Park City, Utah on August 11 – 13? During our two-day program, Session III presenters will focus on Policy, the Environment, and Technology. Politics & Policy in 2014 – Prognostications on Mid-term Elections: We … Continue reading
EPA’s Next Wave Of Job-Killing CO2 Regulations
Editor’s note: This article was originally published to the ACC’s online magazine website (www.acclive.com) in June, 2014. It has been moved to the Coalblog as part of our redesign of our online publications. By David Rothbard and Craig Rucker, Committee … Continue reading
“I’m scared to death for our country”
Roberty Murray, Chairman and CEO of Murray Energy took part in a eye-opening interview on Neil Cavuto’s show on Fox Business. He didn’t hold back for a second, saying that the impending EPA regulations were a “total and dangerous takeover” … Continue reading
GHG regs are about “leadership” not the environment
It is really time that people woke up to the fact that these extreme new EPA regulations will have no perceptible impact on the environment. EPA Administrator, Gina McCarthy clearly admitted this fact during her testimony before Congress. As she … Continue reading
ACC CEO discusses MATS rule
ACC CEO Betsy Monseu was quoted in a recent FoxNews.com article on the EPA’s impending Mercury and Air Toxics Rule (MATS). EPA’s MATS rules, which go into effect in January 2016, will devastate coal production in America and force many … Continue reading
Interesting report on the NIPCC’s Climate Change Reconsidered II
The claims that “the science is settled” or the “debate is settled” are demonstrably false. Scientists on both sides of the issue are still very actively debating and discussing.
EPA Chief McCarthy says President & EPA not out to kill coal
EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy attempted this past Friday to reassure members of the coal industry and elected officials from North Dakota that the Obama administration is not out to destroy coal. In a 2/28/14 meeting, held in Beulah, ND, McCarthy … Continue reading
PJM encourages customers to conserve energy
This ABC article and accompanying video describes how the PJM interconnect operator is urging electricity users (its customer base) to slow their energy use and conserve energy during the cold snap that has descended on many northern and eastern states. … Continue reading
EPA Regs: A backdoor energy tax
Three Heritage Foundations scholars recently released a withering critique of the EPA’s proposed greenhouse gas regulations for new power plants and the soon-to-come regulations for existing power plants. The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) proposed greenhouse gas regulations for new power … Continue reading
Sen. Inhofe discusses global warming claims
Interesting comment from Sen. Inhofe on the President’s global warming claims.