The Princeton Times recently wrote about the negative consequences of cap-and-trade. The MCREC passed a resolution in support of the coal industry at its December meeting. This story clearly lays out the devastation that will occur if cap-and-trade passes the United States Senate.

Cap-and-Trade Bill Could Idle W.Va.’s Coal
By TAMMIE TOLER
Princeton Times

PRINCETON — Currently, coal fuels 98 percent of the electricity West Virginians use, but local leaders worry proposed cap-and-trade legislation and a difficult permit process could snuff the Mountain State’s energy potential.

They fear the same proposals could idle the mining industry that has kept West Virginia’s economy rolling and still unearths the coal that produces 50 percent of the nation’s electricity.
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