So Cute!! "Moderate" Republicans Are "Concerned" W. Shitstain's Farcical And Toxic Coal Policies
A handful of congressional Republicans are breaking with President Donald Trump and party leadership over their renewed push to boost coal-fired power generation. They warn that the industry’s long-term struggles can’t be solved by federal funding or executive action — and argue the White House shouldn’t prioritize fossil fuels at the expense of renewables. “It’s not as easy as it sounds, just putting money into a sector that’s seen the shuttering of coal plants for a host of different reasons,” said Sen. Lisa Murkowksi (R-Alaska), who added that she is a supporter of coal generation. Indeed, Trump was largely powerless to stop a wave of coal plant retirements during his first four years in the White House, when weak power demand and cheap natural gas undermined his campaign pledge to revive the industry.
On Monday, the administration announced a new suite of initiatives to bolster coal generation, including $625 million for the nation’s coal fleet and new public land sales for coal production purposes. Those actions, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said, would not just keep coal generation plants online in the short term but support a strong domestic coal industry “for decades.” Most energy experts disagree. Tony Knutson, a lead coal researcher at the consultancy Wood Mackenzie, said the White House’s actions could allow coal generation to hold on for a longer period but that “a resurrection or a return to a golden age” likely wouldn’t occur.
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It’s not just the administration that is boosting coal. Last month, House leaders shepherded the passage of H.R. 3015, the “National Coal Council Reestablishment Act,” that would enshrine in law a national coal council at the Department of Energy. Several Republicans, however, voted against that bill: Reps. Nicole Malliotakis and Nick LaLota of New York, and Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania. Both Malliotakis and LaLota pointed to a different reason as to why they went against their party’s coal priorities: the White House’s continued throttling of wind and solar projects.
“While I support clean coal (Ed. - 
), my vote was a reflection of my preference for an all-of-the-above energy strategy, including not pulling the plug on offshore wind projects that are already 70 percent complete,” LaLota said, seemingly referencing the Trump administration’s decision to issue a stop-work order on the Revolution Wind project off the coast of Rhode Island.
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https://www.eenews.net/articles/republican-moderates-push-back-on-white-house-coal-strategy/