(Casper Star Tribune, September 17) – U.S. Sen. Edward Markey, a Massachusetts Democrat, said this week he intends to draft legislation halting coal leasing on federal lands after the U.S. Bureau of Land Management rejected his call for a leasing moratorium. Markey had urged BLM to suspend its leasing program while it considers reforms suggested by […]
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Wyoming Politicians Blast New EPA Coal Plant Carbon Rules
(Casper Star Tribune, June 3) – A question settled over the country’s top coal-producing state Monday: What do the Obama’s administration’s new pollution standards on coal-fired power plants mean for Wyoming? State politicians said it meant job losses and skyrocketing electric bills. Some analysts said it could be a boon for Wyoming’s burgeoning wind industry, along […]
Cloud Peak CEO: Coal Comeback Coming
(Wyoming Business Report, March 24) – Despite posting a 70 percent net income loss in 2013 compared to 2012, Cloud Peak Energy CEO Colin Marshall is saying coal is well-positioned for a comeback. Marshall told CNBC Thursday that international demand is “tremendous” for coal and that the U.S. Energy Information Administration still expects the commodity to supply at least […]
