Donald Trump brought one long war to an end that Barack Obama started
Donald Trump is making the most of his second term.
He had a blunt message for the Democrat Party.
And Donald Trump brought one long war to an end that Barack Obama started.
Donald Trump vows the war on coal is over
Coal has been a reliable source of power for nearly a century.
Former President Barack Obama kicked the Democrat obsession with unreliable green energy into high gear.
His administration waged a war on coal because he claimed it produced too many greenhouse gas emissions.
President Donald Trump took the boot off the neck of the coal industry during his first term.
But former President Joe Biden tried to wipe out coal-fired power plants with the Environment Protection Agency (EPA) ‘s Clean Power Plan 2.0 regulation.
Trump issued four executive orders designed to boost the coal industry.
He argued that coal was needed as a reliable source of power with the demand for electricity growing from artificial intelligence (AI).
“We’re bringing back an industry that was abandoned despite the fact it was just about the best in terms of power — real power,” Trump said at a White House ceremony flanked by coal miners. “The Democrats’ green new scam killed new jobs and sent prices soaring in America, but meanwhile China opened two new coal plants a week.”
Trump’s executive orders are a shot in the arm for an industry that struggled under the previous administration.
Leases for coal mines on public land would be up for sale again after being banned under Biden.
Secretary of Interior Doug Burgum will classify coal as a mineral that will boost production under a prior executive order that Trump.
Federal agencies were also required to phase out regulations that discriminate against coal.
“We’re ending Joe Biden’s war on beautiful clean coal once and for all,” Trump declared. “We will end the government’s bias against coal.”
Coal can power the future
Trump vowed that coal-fired power plants that were forced out of business by Obama and Biden would reopen.
“All those plants that have been closed will be opened if they’re modern enough or they’re going to be ripped down and new ones are going to be built,” Trump said.
Electricity demand is growing from power-hungry AI and unreliable green energy can’t keep pace with the country’s energy needs.
“I call it beautiful, clean coal. I told my people, never use the word coal unless you put beautiful, clean before it,” Trump said.
“Pound for pound, coal is the single most reliable, durable, secure, and powerful form of energy,” Trump added. “It’s cheap, incredibly efficient, high density, and it’s almost indestructible.”
East Kentucky Power Cooperative CEO Tony Campbell thanked Trump for ending the crippling regulations by Biden on coal.
“America must keep coal plants open and running to ensure reliable electricity when we need it most,” Campbell stated. “To meet growing demand over the next decade and ensure fuel security, America will need more always-available power, such as coal.”
Donald Trump is giving a cheap, reliable source of power a new lifeline after Democrats tried to destroy it.
