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Tag: Coal
Cracks Appear in Climate Consensus as Germany’s Energy Minister Admits Renewable Energy is Ruining the Country
Fifteen years after Merkel’s nuclear panic and decades after the Greens first infiltrated the corridors of power, reality is reasserting itself with the cold logic of physics and markets. The…
Coal, The Fuel We Ignore But Cannot Replace
If you think coal is a thing of the past… then you are missing the big picture, which is far more complex and far more relevant than most headlines suggest.
Coal Needs Boots on the Ground
Over the last two decades, the coal industry has ceded much of the battlefield to its opponents and even now seems somewhat complacent about its future. The Trump Administration will…
Dismantlement of South Africa’s Ferrochrome Industry
South African leaders must pivot to an energy agenda that accepts the present reality: Coal and natural gas are indispensable for industrial competitiveness – at least until affordable, reliable, on-demand…
Global Warming Sustained a Naval Power That Dwarfed Vikings
The story of the Chola Empire is a record of what human ingenuity can achieve when the climate cooperates. Their ships sailed on prosperity sustained by a warm, fertile planet.…
Why America Might Find Coal in Its Stocking This Christmas — And Be Jolly
The United States is projected to generate more power from coal in 2025 than in 2024, though the resource has endured an assault from the executive branch, green groups and…
Trump Admin Looking to Restore Coal Plants as America’s Grid Buckles
The Department of Energy (DOE) is seeking to restore coal plants across America “for up to $100 million in federal funding.”
American-Japanese Pact Signals Ascent of Energy Realism
The U.S. and Japan are shedding the paralysis of irrational climate policies with a strategic pact covering rare-earth minerals, critical components for semiconductors and next-generation nuclear reactors.
‘Green’ Obsession Feeds Orthodoxy and Starves Growth
Developing nations in Africa, Asia, and Latin America must stop giving into the “green” madness. They must reject lectures from Western climate scolds who climbed to heights of unprecedented wealth…
Real Public Health Threats vs. Climate Hysteria
When policymakers focus exclusively on carbon dioxide and hypothetical climate harms, populations are denied the tools to manage real threats: infectious disease, hunger, dirty water, unsafe housing.
China Threat Calls for Ideologically Free Energy Policy
Ultimately, energy independence is not merely an economic issue; it is the bedrock of national sovereignty. A nation that cannot power its homes, fuel its industries, and move its military…
America’s Energy Dilemma: A Consumer’s Guide to Common Sense
Coal isn’t nostalgia—it’s common sense. It’s the engine that built this country and the only one strong enough to keep it running.
Trump Admin Moves To Demolish Biden-Era Coal Crackdown
“President Trump has promised to return America to energy dominance. Part of this includes reinvigorating the US coal industry that Obama and Biden all but destroyed for political reasons. President…
Time to Stop Endangerment of Developing Economies With CO2 Regulation
Now is the time for policymakers in developing economies to stop treating plant food as public enemy number one so that their societies can take advantage of energy resources that…
Natural Gas to the Rescue… Again
When demand ramps up, natural gas ramps up to meet the demand. When demand “really” ramps up, New England fires up its only coal-fired power plant and both regions fire…
Big, Beautiful Coal Here for Many More Years Despite ‘Green’ Demonization
Coal is expected to dominate the energy sector for at least three more decades, barring a disruption by rapid innovation that would enable its economical displacement. Similarly, the mineral will…
STEVE MILLOY: President Trump Moves To End The War On Coal
President Trump took two major steps this week to end the 14-year-old Democrat war against the coal industry and cheap electricity. Although greens have promised to sue, they are unlikely…
Coal Is the New Bridge Fuel
The era of tearing down existing, well-operating power plants before reliable replacement capacity is built and connected to the grid is over. The on-demand power plants already in service are…
Kathryn Porter on British Thought Leaders
The problem that we had in Britain on the 8th of January was we nearly just ran out of electricity. We didn’t have enough available generation to meet demand. So,…