Coal State Newspapers Attack Liquid-Coal Plans
It’s not news when Climate Progress criticizes Congress’s proposals to subsidize coal-to-liquids (CTL). After all, my focus is avoiding serious global warming, which CTL would only make more likely.
But when two newspapers from traditional coal regions say “no” to CTL, that is a man-bites-dog story.
The Kentucky Herald-Leader has a great headline:
The Roanoke Times of the coal-region of Southwestern Virginia has an equally strong headline:
Wisdom in the media on these issues is rare. Kudos to both papers for putting the long-term national interest above short-term local interests.
