Mitch McConnell's wife sits on the board of a group working to kill the coal industry

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain.

Kentucky, you deserve this assclown.

For months, Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell has accused his Democratic opponent, Alison Lundergan Grimes, of engaging in a “war on coal,” casting her as an outright enemy of one of the state’s most vital industries.

But while McConnell presents himself as a defender of Kentucky coal mining, a member of his own family who serves as a key campaign surrogate is taking a role in an organization that funds one of the most aggressive anti-coal campaigns in the country.

McConnell’s wife, former Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao, sits on the board of directors of Bloomberg Philanthropies, which has plunged $50 million into the Sierra Club’s Beyond Coal initiative, an advocacy effort with the expressed goal of killing the coal industry.

Mitch McConnell's wife sits on the board of a group working to kill the coal industry

 

[westwall]

Yeah, I heard that on the Roger Hedgecock show tonight. Funny how the politicians always seem to be on both sides in some way. Maximizes their earning potential no doubt.

 

[waltky]

Enough coal to go around for a couple of centuries...

Obama’s EIA: There’s Enough Coal in U.S. to Meet Demand for Next 222 Years
October 17, 2014 -- The United States has the largest estimated recoverable reserves of coal in the world, and based on current production levels, the amount of coal we have right now could last more than 200 years, according to data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA).

“The United States leads the world with over 260 billion short tons of recoverable coal reserves – 28% of total global reserves and 50% more than Russia, which possesses the world’s second largest reserves,” the EIA said. “Despite significant U.S. coal production since the industrial revolution, recoverable domestic coal reserves at current mining levels would last 222 years.” Most of the coal consumed in the United States – 93 percent – is used to generate electricity. “Coal is still expected to remain an important fuel in generating electricity in the United States in the absence of policies designed to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases,” EIA said. “However, the implementation of new policies to limit carbon dioxide emissions from power generation could significantly change the outlook for the use of coal in generating electricity.”

On June 2, 2014 the EPA announced its Clean Power Plan, a proposed rule which aims to reduce carbon pollution from power plants by setting state-by-state emissions standards and imposing fines for a state's failure to meet those standards. Proponents of the rule claim that it will cut pollution and protect the health of Americans and our environment for future generations, while opponents of the measure say it will increase electricity prices, destroy jobs and threaten the future of the coal industry.

President Barack Obama signaled tough times for the coal industry as a senator in 2008 in an interview with the San Francisco Chronicle: “So, if somebody wants to build a coal plant, they can – it’s just that it will bankrupt them, because they are going to be charged a huge sum for all that greenhouse gas that’s being emitted.” More recently, on June 25, 2013, Obama said, “So today, for the sake of our children, and the health and safety of all Americans, I’m directing the Environmental Protection Agency to put an end to the limitless dumping of carbon pollution from our power plants, and complete new pollution standards for both new and existing power plants.”

The coal industry says it is being left out of President Obama's "all of the above" energy strategy. “The facts speak for themselves," Laura Sheehan of the American Coalition of Clean Coal Electricity said earlier this month. "Coal provides nearly 40 percent of America’s power, and no matter how much the president talks up less reliable, more expensive energy resources they cannot reliably meet our nation’s baseload energy demand.” The EIA, part of the U.S. Department of Energy, says it collects, analyzes, and disseminates "independent and impartial energy information to promote sound policymaking, efficient markets, and public understanding of energy and its interaction with the economy and the environment.”

Obama s EIA There s Enough Coal in U.S. to Meet Demand for Next 222 Years CNS News

 

[whitehall]

Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain.

Kentucky, you deserve this assclown.

For months, Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell has accused his Democratic opponent, Alison Lundergan Grimes, of engaging in a “war on coal,” casting her as an outright enemy of one of the state’s most vital industries.

But while McConnell presents himself as a defender of Kentucky coal mining, a member of his own family who serves as a key campaign surrogate is taking a role in an organization that funds one of the most aggressive anti-coal campaigns in the country.

McConnell’s wife, former Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao, sits on the board of directors of Bloomberg Philanthropies, which has plunged $50 million into the Sierra Club’s Beyond Coal initiative, an advocacy effort with the expressed goal of killing the coal industry.

Mitch McConnell's wife sits on the board of a group working to kill the coal industry

Let's put it into political context. Alison Grimes is a Obama ally and as such is anti coal and anti every freaking energy policy that includes fossil fuel. McConnell's wife sits on a board that supports the Sierra club. Which candidate is a danger to Kentucky's energy policies?

 

[Manonthestreet]

That might have been useful info several months ago..... guess opposition research isnt what it used to be.

 

[The Rabbi]

OMG! What an incredible scandal!
not.

 

[NYcarbineer]

Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain.

Kentucky, you deserve this assclown.

For months, Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell has accused his Democratic opponent, Alison Lundergan Grimes, of engaging in a “war on coal,” casting her as an outright enemy of one of the state’s most vital industries.

But while McConnell presents himself as a defender of Kentucky coal mining, a member of his own family who serves as a key campaign surrogate is taking a role in an organization that funds one of the most aggressive anti-coal campaigns in the country.

McConnell’s wife, former Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao, sits on the board of directors of Bloomberg Philanthropies, which has plunged $50 million into the Sierra Club’s Beyond Coal initiative, an advocacy effort with the expressed goal of killing the coal industry.

Mitch McConnell's wife sits on the board of a group working to kill the coal industry

Let's put it into political context. Alison Grimes is a Obama ally and as such is anti coal and anti every freaking energy policy that includes fossil fuel. McConnell's wife sits on a board that supports the Sierra club. Which candidate is a danger to Kentucky's energy policies?

Depends on how unevenly you want to apply the idea of guilt by association.

 

[Disir]

That is almost too fun.

 

[The Rabbi]

That is almost too fun.

That is almost stupid.
She sits on a board. That means she does not control what goes on, only maybe influences it.
Perhaps she is one of those arguing against funding the Bloomberg group? Perhaps if she hadnt been there the funding would have been twice what it is now?
No telling. But USMB libs are a pretty one dimensional bunch, incapable of thinking beyond Stage One.