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FAIRMONT, W.Va.—After giving then-Sen. Barack Obama a full-throttled endorsement in the 2008 presidential election, the United Mine Workers of America has decided not to endorse either Obama or the presumptive Republican nominee, Mitt Romney, in 2012.
“As of right now, we’ve elected to stay out of this election,” said Mike Caputo, a UMWA official and a Democratic member of the West Virginia House of Delegates. “Our members right now have indicated to stay [...]
Michael Bastasch
Daily Caller
July 29, 2012
FLASHBACK: Obama Advances Plan to “Bankrupt” Coal Industry With New CO2 Limits
Facing declining demand for electricity and stiff federal environmental regulations, coal plant operators are planning to retire 175 coal-fired generators, or 8.5 percent of the total coal-fired capacity in the United States, according to an analysis by the Energy Information Administration (EIA).
A record-high 57 generators will shut down in 2012, representing 9 gigawatts of electrical [...]
Facing declining demand for electricity and stiff federal environmental regulations, coal plant operators are planning to retire 175 coal-fired generators, or 8.5 percent of the total coal-fired capacity in the United States, according to an analysis by the Energy Information Administration (EIA).
A record-high 57 generators will shut down in 2012, representing 9 gigawatts of electrical capacity, according to EIA. In 2015, nearly 10 gigawatts of capacity from 61 coal-fired generators will be [...]
From Bloomberg:
A shale-driven glut of natural gas has cut electricity prices for the U.S. power industry by 50% and reduced investment in costlier sources of energy.
With abundant new supplies of gas making it the cheapest option for new power generation, the largest U.S. wind-energy producer, NextEra Energy Inc. (NEE), has shelved plans for new U.S. wind projects next year and Exelon Corp. (EXC) called off plans to expand two nuclear [...]
Draconian EPA regulations lead to blackouts, artificial scarcity after vow to “bankrupt” coal industry
Paul Joseph Watson
Infowars.com
Monday, August 22, 2011
Following Barack Obama’s vow to “bankrupt” the coal power industry, Americans are set to be hit with a wave of utility bill hikes as draconian EPA regulations drive up the cost of energy while General Electric, one of Obama’s biggest campaign donors, gets a waiver and is completely [...]
Japan may raise its nuclear crisis to a level seven from a level five, according to the Kyodo news agency. That level would equal Russia’s Chernobyl disaster as the earthquake-plagued nation desperately tries to contain the amount of radiation admitted. The Three Mile Island accident in 1979 was a level 5.
Nuclear power-related shares are taking a hit, Germany may abolish nuclear power altogether [...]
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