(The Guardian) Trump to sign executive orders aimed at boosting coal industry
Trump is expected to sign executive orders shortly aimed at boosting the coal industry, in his latest action that runs counter to global efforts to curb carbon emissions.
Earlier, a White House official told Reuters the actions will also include efforts to save coal plants that were likely to be retired; will direct energy secretary Chris Wright to determine whether coal used in the production of steel is a “critical mineral”; and will direct interior secretary Doug Burgum to acknowledge the end of of a moratorium that paused coal leasing on federal lands and to prioritize coal leasing.
Standing in front of a throng of coal miners, Donald Trump has begun speaking by downplaying the environmental impact of coal.
“We’re ending Joe Biden’s war on beautiful, clean coal – and it wasn’t just Biden, it was Obama,” Trump said.
He also thanked his interior secretary Doug Burghum, energy secretary Chris Wright and Environmental Protection Agency chief Lee Zeldin, all of whom have opposed environmental regulations.
Donald Trump is applauding the coal industry, and criticizing Democratic leaders for turning away from it as a form of energy – while saying China has turned toward it. “For years, people would just bemoan this industry,” he said. “It’s one of the great, great forms of energy.”
He described visiting West Virginia during his campaign, a state where he won 70% of the vote, where he says Democrats put “thousands of thousands of coal miners out of work”. “China opened two coal plants every single week,” while Democratic leaders like Joe Biden turned away from coal, he says.
Trump is expected to sign executive orders shortly aimed at boosting the coal industry, in his latest action that runs counter to global efforts to curb carbon emissions.
Earlier, a White House official told Reuters the actions will also include efforts to save coal plants that were likely to be retired; will direct energy secretary Chris Wright to determine whether coal used in the production of steel is a “critical mineral”; and will direct interior secretary Doug Burgum to acknowledge the end of of a moratorium that paused coal leasing on federal lands and to prioritize coal leasing.
Standing in front of a throng of coal miners, Donald Trump has begun speaking by downplaying the environmental impact of coal.
“We’re ending Joe Biden’s war on beautiful, clean coal – and it wasn’t just Biden, it was Obama,” Trump said.
He also thanked his interior secretary Doug Burghum, energy secretary Chris Wright and Environmental Protection Agency chief Lee Zeldin, all of whom have opposed environmental regulations.
Donald Trump is applauding the coal industry, and criticizing Democratic leaders for turning away from it as a form of energy – while saying China has turned toward it. “For years, people would just bemoan this industry,” he said. “It’s one of the great, great forms of energy.”
He described visiting West Virginia during his campaign, a state where he won 70% of the vote, where he says Democrats put “thousands of thousands of coal miners out of work”. “China opened two coal plants every single week,” while Democratic leaders like Joe Biden turned away from coal, he says.
