The president directed agencies to boost coal leasing, mining and exports. But these steps are unlikely to usher in a coal renaissance.

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  • @expatriado@lemmy.world
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    51 month ago

    i doubt electric power companies will be very willing to re-tool back to coal, after the work that went into switching those plants to gas

    • The Quuuuuill
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      51 month ago

      It’s the electric power companies who want this because they don’t feel like continuing to re-tool or to build out newer, safer plants