CHARLESTON — The Wall Street Journal has reported that Gov. Jim Justice’s family has started exploring the sale of coal assets, and the governor is vehement that […]
Tag: coal
Guest essay: Why coal remains necessary
by Syd S. Peng As the nation’s transition to renewable energy gains speed, with rapid deployment of wind and solar power and grid-scale batteries, a misguided idea […]
WVU Evolving Energy Conference looks at a transition that involves fossil energy in the move to carbon-free future
MORGANTOWN — “Beyond Coal” and “Beyond Gas” have been catchphrases signifying the generally adversarial nature of the clean energy transition in West Virginia. But “Beyond Despair” would […]
Guest essay: W.Va. needs ‘all the above’
by Bolts Willis Anyone who doubts that West Virginia’s economy is changing perhaps missed yet another announcement of exciting news. The United Mine Workers of America union […]
Countries can’t quit coal
The world is having a hard time burying coal. The “get-no-respect” energy source has rapidly moved from a pariah to a courted fuel, even if countries are […]
Senate Finance OKs mining mutual fund, bank fossil fuel boycott bills
MORGANTOWN — Senate Finance sent President Craig Blair’s mining mutual insurance company bill to the Senate floor Thursday morning, along with the bill dealing with bank boycotts […]
Senate Energy OKs bill concerning bank boycotts of fossil fuel companies
MORGANTOWN — The state Senate Energy Committee approved a bill on Tuesday that allows the state treasurer to put financial institutions that openly boycott fossil energy companies […]
Consider before lifting nuclear ban
The West Virginia Legislature will be considering lifting the state’s nuclear energy ban this session. If images of Chernobyl, Three-Mile Island and Fukushima flashed through your mind, […]
The premature death knell for coal
A transition away from carbon-based fuels to alternative and renewable energy is underway in this country and around the world. However, the simplicity of that often-repeated statement […]
Climate change gets worse while Manchin protects coal interests
Last Friday evening, a “horde” of tornadoes, as the New York Times called it, tore through Kentucky, Illinois, Tennessee and Missouri. Kentucky was hit the hardest — […]
