How a Coal Baron’s Wish List

artappraiser — Wed, 10 Jan 2018 10:54:55 +0000

In reply to Trump-appointed regulators reject plan to rescue coal and nuclear plants

How a Coal Baron’s Wish List Became President Trump’s To-Do List

By Lisa Friedman @ NYTimes.com, Jan. 9

WASHINGTON — President Trump’s first year in office has been a boon for the coal industry, with the Trump administration rolling back regulations on coal-fired power plants and withdrawing the United States from the Paris climate change agreement.

Environmentalists have expressed alarm at the new direction, and have complained that Mr. Trump was following a blueprint from the coal industry. A confidential memo written by the head of the country’s largest coal mining company suggests they might not be wrong.

The memo was written by Robert E. Murray, a longtime Trump supporter who donated $300,000 to the president’s inauguration. In it, Mr. Murray, the head of Murray Energy, presented Mr. Trump with a wish list of environmental rollbacks just weeks after the inauguration.

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Murray Energy’s ‘Action Plan’ for the Trump Administration

Robert E. Murray's wish list of environmental rollbacks reads like a playbook for the Trump administration.

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Nearly a year later, the White House and federal agencies have completed or are on track to fulfill most of the 14 detailed requests, even with Monday’s decision by federal regulators to reject a proposal by Energy Secretary Rick Perry to subsidize struggling coal and nuclear plants.

The March 1 memo, which was obtained by Senator Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island and shared with The New York Times, is addressed to Vice President Mike Pence [....]

Get ready for a lot of coal

artappraiser — Wed, 10 Jan 2018 10:52:33 +0000

In reply to Trump-appointed regulators reject plan to rescue coal and nuclear plants

Get ready for a lot of coal-plant shutdowns @ Axios.com, 33 minutes ago

A near record amount of coal-powered electricity is poised to shut down this year, according to recently released federal data....

What Killed Trump's Cockamamie Coal Plan @ Bloomberg.com, Jan. 9

Rick Perry's idea to prop up dirty and unsafe energy sources was reviled by just about everyone -- even the president's appointees.

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How a Coal Baron’s Wish List

Get ready for a lot of coal