China pushes solar, wind power development Nov 18, 2009
It signed agreements this fall with two Chinese energy firms to co-develop energy technologies, including solar and coal-fired plants to capture and store carbon emissions ... One example: Duke is spending $17 million to study the capture of carbon produced at its new coal gasification power plant in Edwardsport, Ind ... More than 70% of its energy comes from coal, which produces more carbon than other fuels. (USA Today -- Tech)
* The new face of coal in China Nov 18, 2009
The new face of coal in China. There are plans for a major new source of emissions in the heartland of Chinas coal industry as Beijing emphasizes energy security over environmental protection ... The worlds newest carbon citadel rises up between the blasted deserts of Inner Mongolia and the coal-black lands of Shaanxi Province. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
U.S. vs. China: Working Together on Global Warming? Nov 18, 2009
Both are major coal users, with half of U.S. electricity and 70% of Chinese energy derived from the carbon-intense fuel. Carbon capture and sequestration technology where coal could be burned but carbon could be buried in the ground is a perfect example of where the two countries' interests overlap, environmentally and economically ... Indeed, Hu and Obama introduced a program called "21st Century Coal" to promote the development of large-scale clean-coal programs, which includes separate... (Time.com)
Tech solutions? Nov 18, 2009
Range of technologies to pre-treat coal to reduce emissions, burn it more efficiently, or capture and store carbon emissions ... Uses more coal per kWh than normal coal power ... Coal is a finite resource. (BBC News -- Technology)
Fossil Fuel Carbon Dioxide Emissions Up by 29 Percent Since 2000 Nov 18, 2009
The use of coal as a fuel has now surpassed oil and developing countries now emit more greenhouse gases than developed countries -- with a quarter of their growth in emissions accounted for by increased trade with the West ... Emissions from coal are now the dominant fossil fuel emission source, surpassing 40 years of oil emission prevalence. (Science Daily)
Namibia: European Loan Helps Build Cement Factory Nov 18, 2009
"Ohorongo will have unlimited access to Schwenk's expertise, in particular using alternative fuels such as biomass. This helps reduce carbon emissions and Namibia's need to import cement, coal and oil," Gerhard Hirth, CEO of the Schwenk Group and Chairman of Ohorongo Cement, said in the statement. Relevant Links. (allAfrica.com)
Bangladesh Plans $10 Billion Energy Fund to Resolve Electricity Shortages Nov 18, 2009
The fund will invest in the equity and debt of coal, oil and gas companies as well as power projects along with companies, he said ... The government wants to attract foreign companies and investors, through the planned meetings in December, to build 2,000 megawatt coal-fired power plants and smaller ones, he said. (Bloomberg -- Asia)
Oil Rises for Third Day as U.S. Supplies Drop; Asia Stocks Decline on HSBC Nov 18, 2009
the nations top coal producer, dropped 0. 4 percent after earlier adding 1. (Bloomberg -- Asia)
Changing the climate on Capitol Hill Nov 17, 2009
In a twisted version of Think Globally, Act Locally, Big Oil, Big Coal, and the biggest representative of American industries, the US Chamber of Commerce, continue to buy paralysis. As a result, Obama sounded defensive in remarks he made in Japan. (Boston Globe)
Fiorina: Top Priority in D.C. Should Be Jobs Nov 17, 2009
We must build more nuclear power plants; we must invest in clean coal technology. All of these technologies can help us achieve energy independence. (Newsmax)
Eskom's real quandary is its choice of technology Nov 17, 2009
To start with, Nersa said the cost of generating electricity from coal would more than triple to R1 ... Second, coal may appear to be our cheapest option now but it won't be for too much longer ... The discussion is complicated by the fact that Eskom doesn't have enough funds to build even coal-fired power stations. (Business Report, South Africa)
How to get Malaysians' support for nuclear energy Nov 16, 2009
"The question we need to ask now is, where do we derive our power supply from, beyond 2015? We can no longer rely on coal and gas as our main source of fuel as both have their own share of problems," she stated. Therefore, looking at the various possible alternatives, she said nuclear energy presents a good option to fulfill the base load requirement of Malaysia's system. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Legislative panels prep for session Nov 16, 2009
Lawmakers have lots of work over next few months. CHEYENNE -- This is the time of year when legislative committee work is coming to fruition after several meetings since lawmakers adjourned in March. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
Asean needs to invest US$1.1tril to meet energy demands Nov 16, 2009
Supply of local gas is said to be uncertain post-2019, while coal-fired power plants are associated with supply risk, pricing and enviromental concerns ... The nuclear option will support the countrys fuel diversification objective, possibility as the sixth source after gas, coal, oil, hydropower and renewable energy, CIMB Research said. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
How can China, U.S. address climate change? Nov 16, 2009
China continues to build coal power plants to fuel its energy-intensive growth ... Most of China's solar panels are exported to foreign countries and thus do not reduce China's dependency on coal. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
Policy doom as takeover boom looms Nov 16, 2009
The deal, which is highly dilutive to existing shareholders, will give Brookfield a strategic stake in one of the country's most important coal ports, Dalrymple Bay, for peanuts ... On the resources front it highlighted PanAust, Fortescue Metals, on the financial side, IAG, Suncorp, Bendigo & Adelaide Bank and IRESS Market Technology, and stocks with a potential for controlling shareholder buy-outs include: Corporate Express, Minara Resources, Macarthur Coal, Alumina, Spark Infrastructure and... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Uranium renaissance Nov 15, 2009
The rigs we use are very similar in size to the coal-bed methane rigs, so we are hoping to put some of those people to work ... - One pound of uranium provides the same energy as 10 tons of coal. (Gillette News-Record, WY)
Report: Florida emissions up 36% Nov 14, 2009
Florida is heavily reliant on coal, and carbon dioxide emissions from burning coal jumped 14 percent between 1990 and 2007. Florida s rush to new coal was halted in 2007, but until we diversify electricity sources to include cleaner sources of energy, like wind and solar power, increases in electricity demand will still mean more pollution from dirty power plants, the report notes. (Tampa Bay Business Journal, FL)
Arch signs lease for 731M tons of Mont. coal Nov 14, 2009
Published: Friday, November 13, 2009 12:49 PM MST Arch Coal Inc. has signed a lease giving it access to about 731 million tons of coal in southeastern Montana. Arch owns Coal Creek and Black Thunder mines in Campbell County ... Archs coal production has been down in 2009 along with the rest of the coal industry, but the purchase shows the companys confidence in the future of coal. (Gillette News-Record, WY)
'It's Orwellian': Everyone in UK could be given a personal 'carbon allowance'... Nov 14, 2009
Commentators like John Fotios (6:27 PM) actually IGNORE that fact that China is building one new coal fired power plant every WEEK. They have already surpassed the CO2 emissions of the US and the UK COMBINED and will double that only in a few years at this rate. (The Drudge Report)
OFFICIALS: $780M WHITE BLUFF PROJECT WOULD PROVIDE JOBS Nov 14, 2009
Area residents and other interested parties will have an opportunity Tuesday to comment on a matter that will impact continued operation of the White Bluff coal power plant at Redfield ... Two years ago, the Environmental Protection Agency created the Clean Air Visibility Rule requiring coal plants built between 1962 and 1977 to be equipped with flue gas desulfurization equipment (scrubbers) by Oct. 15, 2013 ... The new system would use scrubbers which remove sulfur from coal plant emissions by... (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
China and U.S. Energy Giants Team Up for 'Clean Coal' Nov 14, 2009
China and U.S. Energy Giants Team Up for 'Clean Coal ... "There's a perception that the U.S. leads in this technology and China lags," says Armond Cohen, executive director of the Clean Air Task Force, or CATF, which has created a network of a dozen Chinese and U.S. utilities to work on developing cleaner coal methods ... For now, market forces are motivating big coal-burners on both sides of the Pacific to compare notes. (BusinessWeek)
Wood chip-heating solution is not backed by science Nov 13, 2009
The Coast Guard has not taken into consideration that wood has more carbon per unit of energy than oil, about as much as coal, and that the moisture content of Tongass wood chips makes the equation of carbon per unit of energy even less appealing. Lack of consideration for other ways to heat buildings is even more disturbing because the three Coast Guard bases are close to tidewater and could serve as demonstration projects for how heat pumps - with either seawater or the ground as a heat source... (Juneau Empire)
Sweet Solution To Energy Production Nov 13, 2009
Its use in electricity generation displaces the equivalent of 230 kg of coal for the equivalent amount of energy generated and 560 kg of carbon dioxide per tonne. They caution that harnessing this bioenergy and biomass potential will require significant increases in investment, technology transfer and international cooperation. (Science Daily)
Premier visits blizzard-hit province to oversee rescue Nov 13, 2009
They must also ensure supply of coal, power and fuel for production purposes, he said, adding that regions that had not been affected by the snow and blizzards so far should also make preparations for possible bad weather ... The education ministry called on local schools to look out for fire, traffic accidents and gas poisoning, as many parts of the country still used coal-fueled furnaces for heating. (Xinhuanet, China)
Proposed Global-Warming Bills and Regulations Will Hurt, Not Help Nov 13, 2009
Although the proposed rules address all greenhouse gases, the main target is carbon dioxide, which is the unavoidable byproduct of fossil fuel combustion -- the coal, oil, and natural gas that provides Americans with 85% of their energy. The only way to reduce emissions is with costly measures that drive up the price of using this energy. (Human Events Online)
Mayfly May Thwart $3 Billion in Coal Mined by Blowing Up U.S. Mountaintops Nov 13, 2009
Mayfly May Thwart $3 Billion in Coal Mined in U.S. Mountaintops - Bloomberg ... Mayfly May Thwart $3 Billion in Coal Mined in U.S. Mountaintops ... Companies such as that mine coal there by stripping mountain peaks and dumping debris in streams are being asked by the for the first time to safeguard the mayfly, one of the oldest winged insects and a bait favored by fly-fisherman. (Bloomberg)
Energy-saving powder Nov 12, 2009
Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Coal Research and at the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces might be helping to make it worthwhile to tap into previously unused resources ... It is not cost-effective to lay pipelines to remote or small natural gas fields; nor is it worthwhile accessing the methane in coal seams or in gas sand, or which is burned off as a by-product of oil production, although the methane burned off throughout the world could more than satisfy Germany's... (EurekAlert!)
In energy-rich Venezuela, Chavez tells people to cut back Nov 12, 2009
The country has huge reserves of oil and natural gas and sizable coal deposits ... The country has huge reserves of oil and natural gas and sizable coal deposits. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Satellite Imagery Used To Identify Active Magma Systems In East Africa's Rift Valley Nov 12, 2009
Kenya was the first African country to build geothermal energy plants to generate this renewable, environmentally friendly alternative to coal and oil. The impact of harnessing such a resource could provide an important economic engine for the region. (Science Daily)
Carbon storage? Not under my house! Nov 11, 2009
That would allow countries that have lots of coal, such as China and the United States, to cut emissions while using the cheap but polluting fossil fuel ... It is also calling for all new coal-fired power stations built after 2020 to be capable of capturing carbon even if the technology isn't ready to be rolled out by then. (MSNBC -- International)
Comment on this article Nov 11, 2009
The discussion has only considered gas-turbine based plants because these plants are cycled much more than coal, oil, or natural gas fired steam generating plants. Depending on the circumstances, it may also be appropriate to apply this approach to these plants as well. (Energy Pulse, CO)
Electric bills see slight decrease Nov 11, 2009
The decline also reflects a continuing decline in natural gas and coal prices as well as the more abundant hydroelectric generation. The abundance of rain during this year has greatly helped the hydroelectric plants that suffered last year through a serious drought. (Camden Chronicle, TN)
Japan greenhouse emissions fell 6.2% last yr Nov 11, 2009
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from burning fossil fuels, such as coal, which accounted for 88 percent of total greenhouse gas emissions, fell 6. 7 percent to 1. (AlertNet)
Britain Amps Up Nukes with 10 New Sites Nov 11, 2009
Ed Miliband, the Secretary of State for Energy, said: "We need to make a transition from a system that relies heavily on high carbon fossil fuels, to a radically different system that includes nuclear, renewable and clean coal power. The current planning system is a barrier to this shift. "It serves neither the interests of energy security, the interests of the low carbon transition, nor the interests of people living in areas where infrastructure may be built, for the planning process to take... (BusinessWeek)
As immigration loses its appeal, we must train more workers Nov 11, 2009
Garnaut points out that prices for iron ore and coal soared so high then because producers were caught unawares by the size of Chinese demand ... The Vic state government wants to meet the growth in electricity demand by increasing generating capacity of coal fired power stations at Yallourn despite the fact that 80% electricity is lost in transmission , rather than using PV solar panels or Blue Gen ie Cell Fuel Units burn gas to generate electricity at the consumers premises. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Help is here for Wilmington fuel bills Nov 11, 2009
The amount of assistance is based on income with the money going directly to the fuel provider oil, propane, coal, and electric. Marciello reported that 65 people have applied so far even though the program officially began Nov. 1 and ends in April. (Wilmington Advocate, MA)
Go-ahead for 10 nuclear stations Nov 10, 2009
Mr Miliband said nuclear was one of a "trinity" of future fuel options, alongside renewables and clean coal, which would help to secure the UK's energy security and reduce its dependence on imported gas. Clean coal technology aims to trap and store CO2 emissions from coal plants underground, cutting pollution levels ... The World Development Movement said a separate government decision not to rule out building coal-fired plants in the future would "shatter" the UK's credibility in future climate... (BBC News -- UK)
ANC used race card - Zille Nov 10, 2009
The party said the former Anglo American boss had the skills to turn around Eskom, whereas Maroga's "hopeless management" had cost the country R50-billion because he failed to heed warnings about the coal crisis. "The resignation of Mr Bobby Godsell... is a wrong decision which is to the detriment of Eskom and the South African electricity consumers," the party said. (iAfrica.com)
Energy to burn Nov 10, 2009
"If I have an efficient wood-burning furnace, they don't need regulations. What they need to do is put more regulations on people who burn coal. And did you ever try to get rid of nuclear waste? It's not easy," Reed said. "Are they really doing it for the environmental health of people, or are they really doing it for the taxes?" It's all about the environment, according to the DEP. Proposed amendments to state air-quality regulations that the DEP's Environmental Quality Board has drafted, and... (Erie Times-News, PA)
Obama's plan to help homeowners is struggling Nov 10, 2009
Hope Now was a coalition of banks organized by then-Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson ... " What that seems to mean in plain English is that those of us who have jobs are working harder for less pay. Or maybe we're just taking better advantage of the technology that we have available to us. Maybe we're not really working harder, but better, more efficiently. The BLS doesn't go quite into that level of detail. By and large, steady increases in worker productivity are a sign of a healthy economy,... (Salon)
Why the West needs a transaction tax Nov 10, 2009
Ghosh and Watkins say we need a big and immediate program of technology transfer to provide India and China with clean coal plants. The argument is simple: coal is the most polluting fossil fuel and the most rapidly growing source of greenhouse gas emissions as it is the primary source of energy in India and China ... The immediate choice, though, is not between coal and renewables but between dirty coal and cleaner coal. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Step on the gas to create a carbon-friendly future Nov 10, 2009
Seriously tackling carbon dioxide levels over the next two decades will require dealing with the use of electricity - and coal in particular ... Coal generates half of all US electricity, but 80 per cent of the resulting carbon ... Coal must be cleaned up or replaced. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Supreme Court Ruling May Transform Tech Industry Nov 10, 2009
In the case facing the Supreme Court, Bernard Bilski and Rand Warsaw created a method of hedging the risk associated with commodities like natural gas, electricity or coal that is sold at a fixed price for a given period of time. The pair's "Energy Risk Management Method" supposedly protects consumers and energy suppliers from fluctuations in demand due to extreme temperatures or other 000017A3 unforeseen situations. (Fox News)
Another view: Coal seen in Warren Buffett's crystal ball Nov 10, 2009
For one thing, Buffett expects a booming China to continue to burn coal, despite climate-change concerns, in order to produce the consumer goods Americans have come to rely on. He's also betting that coal will remain a major part of America's energy mix for the foreseeable future as the country's main source of electricity ... However, if you had hoped the United States would move more swiftly away from its dependence on dirty coal for electricity or that China would dramatically clean up its... (Montana Standard, MT)
How Size Matters For Catalysts: Study Links Size, Activity, Electronic Properties Nov 9, 2009
Catalysts also are used in drug manufacturing; food processing; fuel cells; fertilizer production; conversion of natural gas, coal or biomass into liquid fuels; and systems to reduce pollutants and improve the efficiency of combustion in energy production. The North American Catalysis Society says catalysts contribute 35 percent or more of global Gross Domestic Product. (Science Daily)
Wisdom needed for climate legislation deliberations (35) Nov 9, 2009
peter dublin wrote on Nov 6, 2009 8:04 PM:" Yes Cap and Trade is wrong- whether one is for or against emission controlThe issues are emission reduction and future energy supply.Given the uncertainty of the effects of emission reduction on globaltemperature - and given the expense of emission reduction - the key isto engage in activites which1. Are valuable in themselves.2. Meet emission reduction targets with minimal business disruption and expense.Sufficient first phase 2020/2030 emission... (Great Falls Prairie Star, MT)
Government's IPO push lifts BSNL, Coal India listing hopes Nov 9, 2009
MUMBAI: Coal India and telecoms firm BSNL are the prime candidates to list on Indian bourses under the government's new rules for selling stakes in state firms, but valuations will have to be tempered to attract investors ... Coal India, the country's biggest coal miner, and Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd, India's fourth-largest mobile operator and No.2 telecoms firm including fixed-line subscribers, are among firms meeting the new rules ... Coal India Chairman Partha Bhattacharyya told Reuters his... (India Times)
Corporate Round-up: Essar Oil adopts aggressive plan Nov 9, 2009
The major amongst them is the progress on its wholly owned coal bed methane (CBM) block at Raniganj. The block, which is currently estimated to yield one trillion cubic feet of natural gas over its working life of 25 years, will start producing by end-March 10. (India Times)
Mass. rethinking plans for wood-burning power plants Nov 8, 2009
But some environmental activists say biomass plants could lead to the clear cutting of forests while pumping more carbon dioxide into the air than coal plants, adding to global warming ... Biomass plant owners say it s unfair to lump in wood-burning plants with coal-burning plants ... They argue that every megawatt of power produced by wood-burning plants replaces a megawatt produced by a coal plant. (Boston Globe)
Freight trains show path for people, too Nov 8, 2009
As I reached the South Side, a long CSX freight train rumbled along the Monongahela River as another long Norfolk Southern train hugged the lower slope of Mount Washington, hauling coal. When I finished my meal in the Gandy Dancer an hour later -- in what was once one of several grand passenger rail stations in this city -- two more long trains from the great Eastern railroads were heading in opposite directions. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Process offers way to get value from waste Nov 8, 2009
There is a relatively new process developed at North Carolina State University, called torrefaction, that makes forestry energy as efficient as coal, Richardson said. But you have to go through an extra process in order to get it to that state. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Power the future withcarbon-free energy resources Nov 8, 2009
America prides itself on being a technologically advanced nation, but our country's heavy dependence on coal mining and coal energy mocks the term. The United States has the world's highest per-capita emissions of carbon dioxide, and the nation's fleet of coal-burning plants dominates our national emissions ... The agreement -- backed by countries that have rarely been cooperative on environmental matters, such as Russia, China and India -- is an important first step in de-emphasizing the use of... (NJ.com -- Times)
peter dublin Nov 8, 2009
The Prairie Star: Montana Ag Newspaper. Montana ag business directory. (Great Falls Prairie Star, MT)
Polluters feel the heat in rising legal tide Nov 7, 2009
On October 16, Gerald Maples, who was interviewed by G-BIZ in June, won on appeal the right to sue Murphy Oil and about 30 other big oil and coal companies, under the common law of nuisance, trespass and negligence, for the added ferocity of the 2005 hurricane that wreaked havoc on his home town, killed more than 1836 people and did more than $US100 billion ($A110 billion) damage ... The main climate case running in Australia is being brought under NSW pollution control laws by Newcastle... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
How to squeeze workers to the last drop Nov 7, 2009
" While other bankers are running around trying to defend and the banking industry as a whole is fighting tooth and nail against any regulatory reform, here's one former executive willing to apologize and admit error. It's refreshing, and worth applause. Share: Friday, Nov 6, 2009 06:19 PST The symbolism is awful, but by some measures the labor market is actually improving By By any normal standard, there is no doubt that is grim. The unemployment rate jumped up to 10.2 percent and there are... (Salon)
Dogs vs. SUVs vs. the earth, debunked Nov 7, 2009
The lead author of the study, Lonnie Thompson, covering the top of Kilimanjaro that "represent almost 12,000 years of history, since the glaciers first formed on Kilimanjaro," and that "the top, most recent layer shows evidence of melting and refreezing, in the form of elongated air bubbles -- a pattern that is not seen at any other time in the glaciers' history. "So in the 11,700-year history, we don't find that type of melting having been preserved, and it would be preserved and you should be... (Salon)
Shhhh, it’s good for the planet Nov 7, 2009
Terd-Ferguson wrote on Nov 5, 2009 12:29 PM:" You retards can keep your solar panels, i want the coal that sits underneath the entire great basin that holds more energy then the middle east. " ... memadmax wrote on Nov 6, 2009 4:10 AM:" Omg,Ok, charles.Theres NO big complicated chain of supply for getting fuel to the power plants.The coal gets mined, dumped into a train, the train goes to the power plant, and then it gets dumped into a boiler......Its simple.Its worked for over a hundred... (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
Area teachers learn how nuclear plant works Nov 7, 2009
Unlike coal and other fossil-burning plants, a nuclear plant emits no pollutants into the air ... Eastman said recent proposals in Congress of an energy carbon tax on coal-fired and other fossil-burning plants eventually will create more interest in nuclear plants for economic and environmental reasons ... Eastman said natural gas fuel also is used by AmerenUE to generate electrical power, but it is much more expensive than nuclear and coal and therefore is used only during peak power periods. (Fulton Sun, MO)
Climate change is a contact sport, expert says Nov 7, 2009
Facts, we've got them by the gazillions, starting with the 19th century research which showed that CO2 is a big chunk of why the Earth is as warm is it is: to the steady ongoing increase in atmospheric CO2 concentrations to the vast quantities of coal, oil, and natural gas people are burning to the remarkable stability of solar output to the profound impacts that dissolved CO2 is having on the oceans to temperature records. The problem here isn't facts, it's the creation of a bogus set of... (Palo Alto Online, CA)
PADDY MANNING Nov 7, 2009
But baseload power generated in a distant coal field, delivered by a dumb electricity grid, suits almost 00004000 nobody these days, except the incumbent ... Analysis by the think tank the Australia Institute shows paying up to $2 billion for the world's dirtiest coal-fired power station - Hazelwood, in Latrobe Valley, Victoria - to then ... The owners of our dirtiest coal-fired power stations have their hands out for another $6. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Browning down Australia Nov 7, 2009
And in Gladstone, electricity comes cheaply - from burning black coal that spews greenhouse gas into the atmosphere ... Australia's heavy reliance on cheap, coal-fired electricity makes it per capita the world's highest greenhouse gas emitter ... Australia is the world's largest coal exporter, a trade valued at $55 billion last year. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Meet the GOP's wrecking crew Nov 6, 2009
But what happens when coal is the cargo ... looks like a strategic bet that America's future energy needs will be met, in large part, through a massive expansion in coal-fired power generation coupled with carbon capture and storage (CCS) ... Coal is the most important item moved on BNSF's railroads. (Salon)
Peak oil? Don't worry -- Obama's on the job Nov 6, 2009
Such fuels include Canadian oil sands, Venezuelan extra-heavy oil, deep-offshore oil, Arctic oil, shale oil, liquids derived from coal (coal-to-liquids, or CTL), and biofuels ... Carter made some references to the importance of environmental protection in his speech, but also called for greatly accelerated exploitation of coal. (Salon)
Virginia Voters Send a Clear Message Nov 5, 2009
And Republicans increased their numbers in the House of Delegates by at least five seats, winning seats from Virginia Beach, to the coalfields, to Northern Virginia ... McDonnell vowed to make Virginia the energy capital of the East Coast through utilization of our abundant coal, new nuclear and extracting oil and gas off our coast ... The folks who turned out see this proposal as a direct attack on tens of thousands coal-related jobs whether miners, equipment manufacturers or suppliers, or... (Human Events Online)
