Nevertheless, the crusade against coal continues. Consider this examples: In 2008, Democratic congressman Henry Waxman, now chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, endorsed a moratorium on all proposed coal plants.
The Environmental Protection Agency recently cancelled a permit it had issues for the Spruce coal mine in West Virginia, despite previous positive assessments by the state, the Army Corps of Engineers, and even the EPA itself.
Rather than attacking the coal industry, a more sensible approach would encourage coal operations through innovative technologies including carbon sequest
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