More "war on coal" perspectives
"The presence of the coal industry has kept these communities in a state of dependence, and not allowed them to develop a real economy beyond coal. Whether we pine for the days of these jobs or not, they’re not coming back. We have to get beyond this state of dependency." - - Richard Martin in "Coal Wars."
Two weeks ago I wrote about a new book, journalist Richard Martin's Coal Wars. Late last week, two additional articles used Martin's book as a starting place for a discussion of the "war on coal."
Tim McDonnell of Grist looked at Kentucky senator Mitch McConnell's attempt to change the inevitable future in . . .
Posted in: coal warsmitch mcconnellwar on coal
What have our senators been doing lately?
Democrat-in-name-only (DINO) Joe Manchin
Both of these votes have garnered very little notice from the media.
The Estate Tax
Three weeks ago I wrote about Manchin being the only Democrat to vote for an amendment that would have eliminated the Estate Tax. (See "Odds and Ends" April 3 at . . .
Is it really Tax Freedom Day?
Blaming the Federal Government
It's tax time so it's no surprise that our local "newspaper" uses the day to rail against the federal government. Today's editorial, Federal Taxes Out of Control, tells us about the Tax Foundation findings on when we no longer work for the government.
Each year at about this time, coinciding with the April . . .
Posted in: tax foundationwv taxes
Time for another pro-coal/Murray Energy article from the Intelligencer
Jobs cuts blamed on Obama, the EPA, the Sierra Club, and Michael Bloomberg
Yesterday's front page Intelligencer article , describes in the first two paragraphs that Murray Energy is cutting 214 coal jobs locally. Other than the last paragraph, the rest of the article is an attack on President Obama, the EPA, the Sierra Club, and Michael Bloomberg for his "Beyond Coal" campaign.
This article . . .
Posted in: coalintelligencermurray coalobamasierra club
