Obama’s promise to bankrupt coal industry to cost 1,000 jobs in upper Midwest

Hot Air ^ | 27 JUN 10 | Ed Morrissey

[kbennkc]

During the campaign, Barack Obama promised to bankrupt any new coal-burning plants in the US through his global-warming policies. Congress has followed suit with a cap-and-trade bill that Harry Reid keeps promising to revive. One firm in Wisconsin shows exactly what happens when politicians intervene to attempt to conduct social engineering in the energy sector. Bucyrus just lost a $600 million project for a new coal-burning electricity plant in India, thanks to a decision by the Congressionally-funded US Export-Import Bank to deny the Wisconsin firm credit, based in part on Barack Obama’s policies:

[kbennkc]

Wiil the good conservatives please evacuate WI, MN, and MI? I want to be able to cheer when over population of rats causes them to flip over into the lakes .

[chuck_the_tv_out]

hehe. you mean capsize...

[hinckley buzzard]

Criminal insanity at Ex-Im. These paranoid psychotics need to be removed from office and institutionalized, preferably maximum security.

[hinckley buzzard]

Criminal insanity at Ex-Im. These paranoid psychotics need to be removed from office and institutionalized, preferably maximum security.

[kbennkc]

hehe. you mean capsize...

thanks. No eskimo roll .

[Sacajaweau]

People still don't get it that the majority of our electric still comes from coal....and the need is growing.

These windmills and solar gigs should serve the ADDED NEEDS of an evergrowing population. It'll never eliminate the so called archaic system.

[bgill]

The day he promised to close the mines, the United Mine Workers of America’s homepage was singing his praises and supporting him in the campaign. Reap what you sow.

[4yearlurker]

Right you are! I live in SW Pennsylvania.Coal country. The UMW endorsed King Hussein!! I couldn't believe it! Hey coal crackers,enjoy your hope and change.

[television is just wrong]

all libs need to be classified as enemies of the state.

[television is just wrong]

he plans on bankrupting this nation so we are not competition for the rest of the planet

[TRY ONE]

“he plans on bankrupting this nation so we are not competition for the rest of the planet”

he plans on bankrupting this nation to please Moe Hammed!

[Nachum]

The list, ping

[kbennkc]

It is certainly not just about WI , even though it seems like it sometimes .

http://hotair.com/archives/2010/06/24/dem-county-supervisor-arizonas-law-might-have-been-justifiable-if-it-was-a-border-state/

[sbMKE]

Senator Feingold is in a panic (and a deadheat race against a newly minted GOP challenger).

Senator Kohl came out of hiding (he hasn’t been seen in Milwaukee in years).

And even “retiring” Governor Doyle came out in shock after finding that his “green jobs” efforts were working a little too well in eliminating “coal jobs.”

[wally_bert]

I would love to see Feingold gone.