Exactly one year ago, I wrote about The Donald's efforts to end the "War on Coal" as he likes to call it was failing and facing reality. Now after over a year of Secretary of Energy Rick Perry trying to find a plan to keep money-losing coal plants up and running, the White House has shelved the plan.
For years, consumers have been seeking renewable, cleaner and cheaper sources of energy and thus, have been using less coal. So Perry's biggest obstacle has been who going to pay billions of dollars to keep coal plants open and operating. The DOE has also suggested invoking a Korean War-era law, the Defense Production Act, that would put the burden of coming up with the money on Congress.
You can imagine how that went over on the Hill. The White House hasn't commented on this course of action.
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/10/15/rick-perry-coal-rescue-trump-850528
During his campaign, The Donald repeatedly told coal miners they were going back to work. And since then he has tried to revitalize an aging industry by rolling back many environmental protections such as allowing coal plants to dump their toxic waste into our waterways. The Donald's promises to take care of the miners has turned into taking care of coal companies and owners. By scaling back on environmental and safety measures, coal miner deaths have skyrocketed since Trump's inauguration.
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