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US on pace for record coal retirements in 2018, IEEFA finds | Utility Dive

| November 3, 2018

US on pace for record coal retirements in 2018, IEEFA finds
| Utility Dive

"U.S. power providers will close more coal-fired generation capacity in 2018 than any year before, according to research released last week by a clean energy think tank."

White House reportedly shelves coal and nuclear power bailout – Axios

Andy | October 16, 2018

White House reportedly shelves coal and nuclear power bailout – Axios

"The Energy Department can't figure out who would pay for it."

Tom Paxton – There Goes The Mountain

Andy | October 4, 2018

I figured this song would go along with the map I just posted on Surface Mines for Coal in Pennsylvania. https://andyarthur.org/google-maps-coal-strip-mines-in-penna.html

The Coal Bailout Nobody is Talking About – Union of Concerned Scientists

| September 25, 2018

The Coal Bailout Nobody is Talking About – Union of Concerned Scientists

"My latest research has uncovered that every month, millions of consumers are unwittingly bailing out coal-fired power plants to the tune of over a billion dollars a year."

Big Coal Put Toxic Coal Ash in Unlined Dirt PondsâNow a Hurricane Is Heading Directly Toward Them | Democracy Now!

| September 14, 2018

Big Coal Put Toxic Coal Ash in Unlined Dirt PondsâNow a Hurricane Is Heading Directly Toward Them | Democracy Now!

"Flooding from Hurricane Florence could prompt catastrophic waste spills from 24 toxic coal ash containment ponds in North Carolina.

"In the past ten years we've had two major coal ash disasters," notes Frank Holleman of the SELC. "We're sitting here with over 20 disasters waiting to happen.""

Coal Mining Has Destroyed 1.5 Million Acres of Appalachian Forest

| July 31, 2018

Coal Mining Has Destroyed 1.5 Million Acres of Appalachian Forest

"Coal has completely transformed the landscape in Central Appalachia. This region’s rich history of coal mining dates back to the 18th century. Surface mining, however, is a more “modern” form of extracting the dirty fuel source that requires clearing forests and sometimes blowing up mountains ..."

the legacy of abandoned mines

Andy | July 31, 2018

Why some Pa. streams and rivers are orange: the legacy of abandoned mines

"But you do not want to fish at the confluence of these two small streams or wade into the waters."