Over half of our electrical power comes from coal. To those who actually listened to Obama as he campaigned, his war on coal comes as no surprise. Evidently those living in coal states weren't listening.
War on coal
While campaigning for the Democratic presidential nomination, Barack Obama said his cap-and-trade tax plans would "bankrupt" anyone building a coal-fired power plant. Although those taxes haven't materialized, the Environmental Protection Agency has put the brakes on 79 surface mining permits in four states since he was elected.
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