Forget the debate over green jobs, wind farms and solar power. In the Senate, all deals on climate change run through coal country.
Black gold has maintained a tight hold over the climate bill — despite a damaging lobbying scandal this summer, growing public health concerns and a destructive toxic coal ash spill that smothered 300 acres in eastern Tennessee last December.
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Good overview, but this really just skims the surface. I want more on the lobby itself, and more examples of how it holds so much power.
Coal’s economic reach has translated into significant lobbying power in Washington. Coal provides more jobs than nearly any other energy source because of the low degree ... More »
“They don’t have a deal until they get the coal-state senators, and they are a long way from doing it,” said Sen. John Rockefeller (D-W.Va.). “They’re going to ... More »
quotes senators on the record. would have benefited from some quotes from the coal lobby in order to be more balanced.
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