Coal mining states looking forward to new technologies

Stateline.org recently reviewed the reactions of U.S. coal mining states to the increased movement towards cleaner energy and the reduction of carbon dioxide emissions. While there is no federal mandate for clean electricity, permits for new coal power plants have received increasing resistance. Stateline.org reports that

"proposals for 59 coal plants were scrapped in 24 states, either by state regulators concerned about the effects of carbon-dioxide emissions or by power companies worried about the future costs of pollution."

With coal providing nearly 50 percent of the nation's electricity, it won't be going away any time soon. Governor Joe Manchin of West Virginia, the nation's second largest coal producing state, has called for an increase in federal funding for research and financing of clean coal technologies.

Read more at Stateline.org.