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April 13, 2012

The Market Is Behind Coal's Decline

Michael Brune, National Journal


guardian.uk.co

The EPA's new carbon pollution standards can't be blamed for the demise of coal -- but they will make our air healthier for all Americans. Republicans love to tout market forces as the solution to all problems -- until the market starts voting against their pet industries. It is the market, not the government, that is causing the decline of coal. . .

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TAGGED: coal energy, global energy market, U.S. energy policy

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