Weatherman2020
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Like we don't get tired of winning, the left never get tired of losing.
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And he'll continue to feed his mindless bootlickers with whatever it is they want to hear, even though there is no way in the world he can or even cares to make good on his bullshit.Trump probably knew he could never bring coal back when he was campaigning on it. I feel sorry for all those who believed his false promises.
...and yet you don't feel sorry for the people who believed Obama's many false promises....why?Trump probably knew he could never bring coal back when he was campaigning on it. I feel sorry for all those who believed his false promises.
Better yet can we deport all liberal environmentalists to China?You are hilarious! China is choking on coal pollution.
Awww... you know what I think? You and a boat load of liberal environmentalists need to go over there and lecture them about it! Good luck with that!
You are referring to Obamabots right?And he'll continue to feed his mindless bootlickers with whatever it is they want to hear, even though there is no way in the world he can or even cares to make good on his bullshit.Trump probably knew he could never bring coal back when he was campaigning on it. I feel sorry for all those who believed his false promises.
I can't wait until Trump ends democrats war on coal and brings it back....Coal wasn’t killed by a political “war” — cheap renewables and fracked gas were the culprits.
Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) has a message for the new president: You are not going to bring coal back.
Donald Trump won the presidency with claims that he is a brilliant businessman who will create jobs. He railed against a political “war on coal” supposedly waged by President Obama, one Trump claimed was “killing American jobs.” On his first day in office, Trump deleted all the climate change references on the White House website, replacing it with an “energy plan” that asserts he is “committed to… reviving America’s coal industry.”
In a new analysis, leading independent energy experts at BNEF dismantle these claims. “Whatever President Trump may say, U.S. coal’s main problem has been cheap natural gas and renewable power, not a politically driven ‘war on coal,’” explain BNEF chair Michael Liebreich and chief editor Angus McCrone. Therefore “it will continue being pushed out of the generating mix.”
They note global electricity demand has grown much less than expected (thanks in part to energy efficiency). This 2016 Energy Information Administration (EIA) chart shows the trend here:
U.S. power generation since 2006, showing decline of coal (light blue) as both natural gas (yellow) and new renewables (brown) rose, while nuclear (green) and hydro (dark blue) remain flat. Via EIA.
In a world of flat demand, the electricity market is a ruthless game of musical chairs — where the slowest and most unwieldy power sources keep losing their seat.
Coal power is just too costly and inflexible, explains BNEF: “Super-low-cost renewable power — what we are now calling ‘base-cost renewables’ — is going to force a revolution in the way power grids are designed, and the way they are regulated.”
When you add the revolution in cheap fracked gas — which Trump has pledged to double down on — it’s no surprise the country shut down over 40 gigawatts of coal-fired power stations since 2000. “These will not reopen whatever anything President Trump does,” explains BNEF, “nor do we see much appetite among investors for ploughing money into U.S. coal extraction — stranded asset risk will trump rhetoric.”
More: Energy experts give Trump the hard truth: You can’t bring coal back
Coal powered our industrial revolution - but its day is over. Coal is now in its final death throes.
What Boss said. The future of domestic U.S. coal is in export. We are the "Saudi Arabia" of coal, and China, India, Africa, and much of the remainder of the third world will have to pursue the easiest path to cheap, reliable electricity, which is coal.
Technology will continue to allow U.S. coal producers to produce more and more coal with fewer and fewer workers, but O'Bama's war on coal was unconscionable, and yet another proof of what a petty tyrant he was.
China and other large global economies are moving away from coal.
China's coal-burning in significant decline, figures show
Trump will stop democrats execution of the backbone of our energy infrastructure......I doubt there were all that many who looked at Trump's talk about the return of coal as anything more than a temporary stay of execution for the industry. Especially with a big chunk of the market going away with China's need to eliminate much of its use in order to clean its air. Trump's words were mostly welcome in terms of the harsh tone that was spoken by his opponent.
Trump will stop democrats execution of the backbone of our energy infrastructure......I doubt there were all that many who looked at Trump's talk about the return of coal as anything more than a temporary stay of execution for the industry. Especially with a big chunk of the market going away with China's need to eliminate much of its use in order to clean its air. Trump's words were mostly welcome in terms of the harsh tone that was spoken by his opponent.
Could care less about your love of China.....
Boy are you are going to be surprised when Trump starts pushing solar.Yeah but BNEF never said that. The entire article is obviously intended to prop up European investments in alternate energy. Its not about the cost of American energy or jobs in the coal industry. The obvious intent of the article is to forestall the inevitable decline in investments in the so-called alternate energy when alternate energy is a proven failure. The revival of the coal industry in the U.S. will energize the economy and lead to jobs and cheaper energy for Americans. Why do lefties think that it's a bad idea?
Coal could have a place being used as a cogeneration backup for linear fresnel solar thermal power plants in the sunny areas of the US. So, coal isn't dead. But earthquake-causing, New-Madrid-Fault-threatening, uncleanable underground water polluting fracking sure can, and should become a thing of the past..
Coal wasn’t killed by a political “war” — cheap renewables and fracked gas were the culprits.
Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) has a message for the new president: You are not going to bring coal back.
Donald Trump won the presidency with claims that he is a brilliant businessman who will create jobs. He railed against a political “war on coal” supposedly waged by President Obama, one Trump claimed was “killing American jobs.” On his first day in office, Trump deleted all the climate change references on the White House website, replacing it with an “energy plan” that asserts he is “committed to… reviving America’s coal industry.”
In a new analysis, leading independent energy experts at BNEF dismantle these claims. “Whatever President Trump may say, U.S. coal’s main problem has been cheap natural gas and renewable power, not a politically driven ‘war on coal,’” explain BNEF chair Michael Liebreich and chief editor Angus McCrone. Therefore “it will continue being pushed out of the generating mix.”
They note global electricity demand has grown much less than expected (thanks in part to energy efficiency). This 2016 Energy Information Administration (EIA) chart shows the trend here:
U.S. power generation since 2006, showing decline of coal (light blue) as both natural gas (yellow) and new renewables (brown) rose, while nuclear (green) and hydro (dark blue) remain flat. Via EIA.
In a world of flat demand, the electricity market is a ruthless game of musical chairs — where the slowest and most unwieldy power sources keep losing their seat.
Coal power is just too costly and inflexible, explains BNEF: “Super-low-cost renewable power — what we are now calling ‘base-cost renewables’ — is going to force a revolution in the way power grids are designed, and the way they are regulated.”
When you add the revolution in cheap fracked gas — which Trump has pledged to double down on — it’s no surprise the country shut down over 40 gigawatts of coal-fired power stations since 2000. “These will not reopen whatever anything President Trump does,” explains BNEF, “nor do we see much appetite among investors for ploughing money into U.S. coal extraction — stranded asset risk will trump rhetoric.”
More: Energy experts give Trump the hard truth: You can’t bring coal back
Coal powered our industrial revolution - but its day is over. Coal is now in its final death throes.
Fake news.
Except, the past 25-30 years, the primary use of US coal is as an export product.
ooops!
This worthless message brought to us by....coal...Killer coal is dead for American consumption. Even foreign countries such as China and India are wising up to killer coal.
China can't get enough coal....Except, the past 25-30 years, the primary use of US coal is as an export product.
ooops!
The Chinese aren't buying. They're moving away from coal because the air couldn't be breathed in industrial cities.
Why isn't retraining being offered to the miners. Why are you trying to preserve jobs which kill the workers and destroy the environment?
Where is it written that your industry will provide you with a job for life?