https://freerepublic.com/tag/waroncoalover/ en-us Wed, 1 Mar 2017 19:09:17 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3530359/posts Wise County, Virginia –  A long-awaited revival is under way in this beleaguered Central Appalachia community where residents see coal as the once and future king. Trucks are running again. Miners working seven days a week cannot keep up with current demand. Coal mines, long dormant after the industry’s collapse, are now buzzing again with antlike activity. “We load coal every day for the power plant in Virginia City,” explained Rick, a long-time supervisor for a major local operation who did not want to give his last name. “There's one shipment a week for Georgia Power, and one for Tennessee... Fox News https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3530359/posts#comment Wed, 1 Mar 2017 19:09:17 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3530354/posts March 1 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump will target a handful of Obama-era green regulations, including a federal coal mining ban and an initiative forcing states to cut carbon emissions, in an executive order as soon as next week a White House official told Reuters on Wednesday. Trump and his fellow Republicans who control Congress are seeking to unravel former Democratic President Barack Obama's initiatives to combat global climate change, which they say are costly for U.S. business and have hampered drilling and mining without providing any clear benefits. Reuters/Yahoo https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3530354/posts#comment Wed, 1 Mar 2017 18:50:01 GMT