U.S. Energy Information Admin: Coal generated more than 10 trillion kilowatt-hours of electricity worldwide in 2024, about five times more than solar & a few other minor sources altogether
LETTER: Coal remains a primary source of U.S. energy Larry Cohen’s recent letter (“Columnist is wrong, climate change is real”) makes much of claims that solar generation of electricity is beating the pants off coal-fired power plants, while perpetuating the fearmongering of climate alarmists. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, coal generated more than […]
Listen: Morano on The Joe Piscopo Show on Trump admin’s U.S. coal plant push – ‘I approve, let’s be more like China. The U.S needs to morph into China when it comes to coal production!’ – ‘China burns more coal than the rest of the world combined!’
Broadcast Jun 5, 2026 – The Joe Piscopo Show Morano excerpt: “China is burning more coal than the rest of the world combined! – I approve, let’s be more like China!’ The U.S. is the Saudi Arabia of coal. Let’s be more like China. The U.S needs to morph into China when it comes to […]
Trump directs hundreds of millions of dollars to support coal using emergency powers
https://www.investing.com/news/commodities-news/trump-to-unveil-700-million-coal-support-plan-using-emergency-powers-4727146 Reuters Excerpt: WASHINGTON, June 4 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Thursday he is directing hundreds of millions of dollars to support U.S. coal power plants and to ship the carbon-intensive fuel to Asia, with most of the funding coming from Cold War-era emergency powers. Trump invoked the Defense Production Act, a 1950 […]
Trump Announces $700 Million in Actions to Boost U.S. Coal Industry
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/06/04/trump-expected-announce-700-million-actions-boost-u-s-coal-industry/ By Nick Gilbertson Excerpt: One announcement Trump is set to make is the allocation of $425 million in Defense Production Act (DPA) funds to aid 13 coal plants in Arizona, Arkansas, Indiana, Kentucky, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Tennessee, West Virginia, and Wisconsin, per the official. Funding will also support coal mines in Illinois, […]
Watch: Trump officially invokes Defense Production Act to save 13 coal plants
Trump announces the groundbreaking of West Gateway Project to export 12 billion tons of clean coal annually during his Oval Office, slams Biden for shutting down the program Interior Sec. Burgum announces the DOI has designated metallurgical coal as a critical mineral to open more manufacturing opportunities in the Trump Administration
Listen: Morano on Houston’s Morning News: ‘Coal is the most national security-friendly energy source, period’ – ‘With Oil, no matter how much oil the U.S. produces, unless we nationalize our oil industry, we are subject to the global price’
https://ktrh.iheart.com/featured/jimmy-barrett/content/2026-05-20-44-houstons-morning-news-on-kt-marc-morano-the-climate-depot-joins-houstons/ Broadcast May 20, 2026 – KTRH Houston Rough Transcript: Question: All right, is coal going to make a big comeback? Clean coal? Of course, six twenty four is our time Marc Morano joins us with the Climate Depot. I know there’s some environmentalists out there who don’t believe there’s such a thing as clean […]
China burns more coal than the rest of the world COMBINED
Who’s the Dirtiest of Them All? Via Unleash Prosperity Who’s the Dirtiest of Them All? May 8, 2026 We’ve made fun of the climate-crazed Brits and the Europeans – and the media- for constantly sucking up to China as a good global citizen, while the U.S. is derided as the environmental villain. The press loves […]
Despite International Energy Agency forecasts, coal is booming!
https://www.americaoutloud.news/despite-international-energy-agency-forecasts-coal-is-booming/ By Tom Harris Is coal a dying energy source, as environmentalists would have us believe, or the saviour of American energy? The Kobeissi Letter, an industry-leading commentary on global capital markets, writes that the world is burning more coal now than ever, reaching a record 8.85 billion metric tonnes at the end of 2025. Since 2020, annual […]
Prices Show Renewables Aren’t ‘Cheaper Than Fossil Fuels’
False, Everyday States, Prices Show Renewables Aren’t ‘Cheaper Than Fossil Fuels’ By H. Sterling Burnett Everyday States published an article claiming wind and solar power, but especially solar power, provide cheaper electric power than fossil fuels in various states. Media outlets have repeatedly made similar claims over the past decade, but as with those previous […]
ABC: Green China is Building Lots of Backup Coal Plants Because they Need Reliable Energy
https://wattsupwiththat.com/2026/02/04/abc-green-china-is-building-lots-of-backup-coal-plants-because-they-need-reliable-energy/ by Eric Worrall “… The government’s response [to energy shortages] was to signal that it wanted more coal plants …” Why China is building so many coal plants despite its solar and wind boom China has significantly increased its coal power capacity, reviving concerns about its climate-changing carbon emissions ByKEN MORITSUGU Associated Press February […]