Wednesday, August 9, 2017

Coal baron turned Republican governor wants a new federal subsidy to boost coal -- ThinkProgress.org

West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice, a coal baron and former Democrat who switched parties last week to side with President Donald Trump, is now calling for a $15-per-ton coal subsidy from the federal government, a local news site reported. Justice says the subsidy is needed for national security reasons. "If you're all on gas or you're all on gas and western coal and somebody puts a bomb at a gas junction point or somebody puts a bomb on a bridge coming from the west you could very well lose the...
https://thinkprogress.org/coal-baron-turned-republican-governor-wants-a-new-federal-subsidy-to-boost-coal-c035218a0188-d02f4616e2d0/

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