RedState has a post today entitled “Wind Energy Blows,” which points out the inefficiencies of power derived from wind.

“Wind energy, the crown jewel of President Obama’s green revolution, seems to be encountering a stiff headwind of its own. As we shall see, wind energy is a highly inefficient technology for reliable power generation. The industry which supports it depends entirely on direct tax credits and federally-mandated consumption for its profitability.” - RedState, Sunday, August 29, 2010

Click HERE to read the full post.

The Lexington Herald-Leader highlights that many folks associated with the coal industry are planning to spend big this election cycle to target anti-coal members of Congress. Those being targeted include Congressman Nick Rahall from West Virginia’s Third Congressional District.

“With the recent Supreme Court ruling, we are in a position to be able to take corporate positions that were not previously available in allowing our voices to be heard,” wrote Roger Nicholson, senior vice president and general counsel at International Coal Group of Scott Depot, W.Va., in an undated letter he sent to other coal companies.

“A number of coal industry representatives recently have been considering developing a 527 entity with the purpose of attempting to defeat anti-coal incumbents in select races, as well as elect pro-coal candidates running for certain open seats,” Nicholson wrote. “We’re requesting your consideration as to whether your company would be willing to meet to discuss a significant commitment to such an effort.”

Read the complete story on the Lexington Herald-Leader website by clicking here.

The Energy Tax Bill is dead and the environmental activist writer at the Charleston Gazette Ken Ward is mourning. It’s safe to say that he can go back to trying to put the chemical industry out of business in the Kanawha Valley.
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West Virginia U.S. Senators Robert Byrd and Jay Rockefeller parted ways on Thursday when it came to a vote on a resolution sponsored by Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski which would have removed the green house gas rule making authority from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
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From Spike Maynard for Congress…

Today, the U.S. Senate will vote on an amendment, introduced by U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), that would take away the EPA’s authority to regulate carbon dioxide.
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By Terry L. Headley

My family has a long history in Logan County. In fact, my family, the Dingesses were the first permanent settlers in the area – establishing their farm land that is now the City of Logan. I have generations of family buried in the mountains of Logan and Lincoln counties. I am tied to this land by blood and by heritage.
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By Bill Raney, President
West Virginia Coal Association

The EPA has declared a war on Appalachian Coal. The agency’s apparent intent to rescind the already issued Spruce Mine permit is the first time such an action has been taken and shows a reckless disregard for the impact on our people, on future investment in our region and even basic fairness.
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The West Virginia Conservative Foundation has sent out a special action alert encouraging people to attend the Environmental Protection Agency hearing in Charleston today…
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Congresswoman Shelley Moore Capito is speaking out about the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in Roll Call on the eve of a mountaintop mining permit hearing in Charleston.
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From the Washington Prowler at the American Spectator blog…

The irony of President Barack Obama visiting Beckley, West Virginia, Sunday to read a eulogy at the memorial service for those who died in the Upper Big Branch Mine accident, has not been lost on some White House aides.
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Yesterday, as President Obama and Vice President Biden attended the memorial service in Beckley for 29 miners that perished in the Upper Big Branch Mine, the Washington Post featured a story about the coal problem that President Obama faces in West Virginia.
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced tightened water-quality standards yesterday that could severely limit future surface coal-mining operations throughout Appalachia. This is hardly a “bombshell” as some environmental activists have called it.
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Republican candidate Elliott “Spike” Maynard has extended an invitation to former Alaska Governor and Republican Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin to come to West Virginia to tour a working coal mine.

“We would love to have Sarah showcase modern mining as a clean, safe and cheap way to produce energy,” said Maynard. “She’ll have to put on a hard hat, but I’m sure she won’t mind.”
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The Honoring America’s Coal Miners exhibit is a must see for anyone who appreciates coal miners and the coal industry. The goal of the exhibit is to put a human face on the energy issue by creating a collection of life-size photographs of American coal miners, suitable for museum exhibition.

These monumental portraits reveal the human essence of the coal industry and their exhibition will celebrate and honor these men and women as contemporary American heroes.
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Yesterday, two policy analyst with the National Center for Policy Analysis featured a story in the Washington Times entitled “Enron Values at EPA.” The story highlights how the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) used information from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) to make the decision to regulate carbon and other greenhouse gas emissions. The problem is that the IPCC is the organization surrounded by the Climategate scandal.
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