Maybe it’s time for the coal industry to get onboard and defend itself.
President Trump endorses CO2 as ‘main building block of life’
Coal is life
BURN MORE COAL comments on possible formation of White House climate panel
White House preparing climate panel
Reality Check for the Green New Deal
The Midwest is right now running on 76% fossil fuels (two-thirds of that is coal) and 16% nukes. How would Ocrazio-Cortez’s Green New Deal replace 92% of today’s electricity generation?
Source: MISO
India: Powering Ahead on Coal
The Paris Climate Accord is a hoax: “The Narendra Modi government has opened 52 new coal mines since coming to power in May 2014 to fuel its flagship village and household electrification programmes.”
Deep freeze prompts Trump administration to re-up bid to bolster coal plants
Coal served 51 percent of power in the Midcontinent ISO, representing 15 Midwest states. Normally, coal provides about a third of the total power mix. “What that continues to show is we need energy diversity and fuel diversity for electricity,” Winberg said. “The imperative is to keep the grid reliable and resilient.”
Green New Deal failing (again/still) in Mid-Atlantic today
It’s midday and Ocrazio-Cortez’s would-be Green New Deal is providing less than 0.8% of the PJM power mix (solar = 545 MW, wind = 432 MW).
Source: PJM
At peak #PolarVortex2019, temps bottomed out with 84 million people at/below 0°F
Thank God for coal, gas and nukes. A pox on the Green New Deal and its advocates.
In bitter cold, wind falls to less than 1% of the Mid-Atlantic grid
January 31. 8am. It’s bitterly cold in mid-Atlantic region. There is no wind. Coal is leading the way. Where would we be with the Green New Deal?
Source: PJM.com