Our entry titled "Environment/Economic Development - Alternatives to oil or gas-fired power plants," posted here March 30 mentioned a Wall Street Journal front-page story, the gist of which was that coal is making an unexpected comeback. The headline: "After Long Taking Its Lumps, Coal Is Suddenly Hot Again: Utilities Shun Natural Gas As They Plan New Plants; Pollution Remains an Issue." It turns out that story was reprinted in the Norfolk Virginian-Pilot and may be accessed here. [Thanks to the SW Virginia law blog]
[Update 4/5/04] Two more coal articles: "Good times for coal barons, bad times for mountains," an editorial today from the Louisville Courier-Journal; and "Ex-official says U.S. government covered up spill cause," available here from ENN. A quote: "A whistle-blower has accused the Bush administration of trying to protect the company responsible for a 2000 coal slurry spill for political reasons, according to CBS Television's 60 Minutes."
Posted by Marcia Oddi at April 3, 2004 12:55 PM