Articles Tagged "cap-and-trade"

Nuclear Key to Senate Climate Bill

It seems the call for cap-and-trade climate change legislation could breathe new life into the US nuclear industry as Democrats make concessions to Republicans in order to get the bill passed. A three-day round of hearings over a companion bill to the cap-and-trade legislation passed in the House last May begins today in the Senate. [...]

Coal Prices: Only Way Up

Coal Investing News reports coal prices are at the bottom however with the credit markets working, the only way is to go up. While US President Barack Obama’s cap-and-trade anti-emissions policy may sound scary for coal, Joy Global CEO Mike Sutherlin is not nervous and looks to China for huge demand. China is “doing everything right” with [...]

Does Obama want to bankrupt the coal industry?

Coal Investing News reports the American elections and the future of the coal industry. The story: In a “secret” interview, the Senator admitted to the San Francisco Chronicle that he would purposefully bankrupt the coal industry. So, what was said in this so-called “secret” interview that had Sarah Palin, Fox News, and the coal industry [...]