A freight train hauling coal away from a Wyoming coal mine.
Credit: Jerry Huddleston Flickr
I read the June 28 “National View” column in the News Tribune, “Americans support shoring up strained U.S. power grid,” with considerable amusement. The column used the inarguable fact that we all want the electrical grid in the U.S. to provide dependable electrical service as cover for a very sinister turn of events in the history of American energy markets and liberty.
The real story is one of crony capitalism.
During the 2016 presidential campaign, Donald Trump met with Bob Murray of Murray Coal, who was furious about the decline of coal to generate electricity. The culprits were several, including energy efficiency that displaced twice as much electricity as wind and solar. But the biggest culprit was the rise of cheap, fracked natural gas — and Mr. Murray was having none of it. In his now-familiar, gut-level approach to decision-making, now-President Donald Trump turned to his advisors and told them to give Murray whatever he wanted. […]
Remote Viewing the Year 2060
