Category: Coal
FirstEnergy’s Wall Street investors lobbied for bailout bill in Ohio
A lobbyist for the FirstEnergy Solutions Bondholder Group helped organize a community meeting where the utility’s CEO revealed how a “Clean Air” bill designed to subsidize its nuclear plants in...
The Fossil Fuel and Utility Industries Lobbying for New FERC Commissioners Spots
Prominent players in the fossil fuel industry are involved in the ongoing nomination process for the open seats on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), recent congressional disclosures show. With...
Anti-wind activist who backed nuclear bailout bill tied to FirstEnergy
An anti-wind power activist who testified in support of a bill to bail out FirstEnergy Solutions’ nuclear power plants in Ohio did not disclose that he’s worked for the same...
Acme Equities wants to add expensive carbon capture to distressed coal plant
Acme Equities wants to install expensive carbon capture technology on the already too costly San Juan Generating Station.
Acme Equities: who is the hedge fund trying to buy a teetering New Mexico coal plant?
Acme Equities, a mysterious hedge fund with no experience in the power sector, is vying to buy a New Mexico coal plant slated for closure.
Attacks on wind and solar power by the coal and gas industries
Wind and solar power projects are under attack by coal and gas companies that fear competition from the booming renewable energy industry. Below are examples from the past year of...
Budweiser’s pro-wind power Super Bowl ad attacked by fossil fuel industry
The pro-wind power Budweiser ad that Anheuser-Busch will air during the Super Bowl on Sunday is being attacked by the fossil fuel industry. The Kentucky Coal Association is among the...
Seneca Anti-Wind Union has ties to a lawyer for Big Coal
Leading members of the Seneca Anti-Wind Union who are opposing proposals to build new wind farms in their county are represented by a lawyer who is also fighting other renewable...
The Trump Administration continues to aid the coal industry in the U.S. and abroad as climate talks continue in Poland
As world leaders gather to draft the rulebook for the Paris Climate Agreement, the Trump Administration will promote coal
Video shows FERC nominee Bernard McNamee’s bias against renewable energy
A newly resurfaced video further confirms Bernard McNamee is biased against renewable energy and favors fossil fuels, as the Senate considers his nomination by President Trump to serve on the...