Trump's plan to end the "War on Coal" has been shelved

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. 

Rick Perry is as stupid and greedy as Scott Pruitt and The Donald

The Donald's plan to gut the EPA, and roll back any regulation that protects our clean air and clean water is well on its way.  By appointing nay-sayers to the right positions, he can eliminate any and all barriers to his own oil and gas interests.  This was made clear when he appointed Scott Pruitt, a climate change denier with absolutely no experience in science, to head the EPA.  He also appointed ex-governor of Texas Rick Perry (a Bush flunkee) as Energy Secretary.

Like Pruitt, Perry is a global-warming denier and wasted no time in proving his ineptitude and plain ol' stupidness.  He said earlier this week he does not "believe" carbon dioxide from human activities is a main contributor to climate change.  As if he hadn't emphasized his lack of education enough, he went on to blame climate change on the oceans:

According to AP reporter Matthew Daly:

Asked on CNBC's "Squawk Box" whether carbon emissions are primarily responsible for climate change, Perry said no, adding that"most likely the primary control knob is the ocean waters and this environment that we live in."

So the "good ol' boy" train rolls along.  We've known for a while that Pruitt has been on his knees among the oil and gas industries, but now we find out who's been hanging it out for him.  Or maybe Perry's on his knees, too.  Both of them have a reason to poison the environment:  to make more money!  

Just like The Donald!

Perry also said skepticism is a sign of being a "wise, intellectually engaged person."  That might be correct, Perry, but in your case, it's a sign of being a total moron.

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