In 2017, 76.2% of India’s electricity was generated by burning more coal. There are still 300 million people in India without electricity. India will burn more coal. US utilities that abandon coal are pointlessly opting for more expensive electricity.
DTE to shutter two coal plants by 2031
DTE CEO Gerard Anderson doesn’t care. He doesn’t care that: (1) the Clean Power Plan is being rolled back; (2) DTE’s emissions cuts are meaningless to the climate; and (3) it’s a lot more expensive to replace coal plants with combined cycle gas than to leave the the coal plants running, according to the 2018 National Council Report.
Sources: Climatewire Web (Subscription required) | DTE media release
15.4 gigawatts of US coal-fired power capacity could retire this year
Burn More Coal is just in time. Are you supporting us?
Sources: 1. IEEFA report Web | PDF; 2. Daily Caller report Web | PDF
Coal is Australia’s most valuable resource commodity; Up 60% since 2013
Thanks to Asian demand. In abandoning coal, US utilities are accomplishing nothing except subsidy farming and virtue signaling.
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Washington state CO2 tax back on the ballot
Australia weighs cheap loans for clean coal plants
Coal India picks up 1.3 billion tons of reserves
German miners take action to protect their jobs
This is working in Germany. US miners can protect their own jobs, families and communities, too. Help us, help you/them.
Australia: Activist shareholders working to shut down coal industry
We’re doing the opposite. No one else is doing this. We need your help.