Title The coal trap : how West Virginia was left behind in the clean energy revolution / James M. Van Nostrand, University of West Virginia School of Law

Published Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2022 ©2022

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Description 1 online resource (ix, 303 pages) : illustrations Contents Introduction : "the lost decade" -- The rise of environmental regulations under Obama's EPA -- The Shale gas revolution -- The rise of renewable energy -- The Ds of today's electric utility industry : decarbonization and decentralization -- From "friends of coal" to the "war on coal" : how West Virginia went from blue to red -- "Leadership" from Washington, DC : the Congressional delegation that could have but didn't -- "Manchin in the middle" -- The failure of the public service commission to serve the public -- The role of the legislature in West Virginia's failed energy policies -- Bailing out the coal industry on the back of West Virginia electric ratepayers -- Coal operators get rich and West Virginia gets to clean up the mess -- What the future could hold if the leaders choose to lead Summary "Introduction: "The Lost Decade" This book examines the impact of developments in the energy industry, and the associated political dynamics, in Central Appalachia - primarily West Virginia - over the ten years from 2009 to 2019, a period I refer to as "the lost decade." At the outset, it is worth answering the questions that are posed by the scope of this book: Why the energy industry? Why West Virginia? Why the years 2009 to 2019? And what does the "coal trap" mean? This introduction answers those questions, and provides a preview of what I will cover in the remainder of the book"-- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on July 19, 2022) Subject Coal trade -- West Virginia -- History -- 21st century Coal mines and mining -- West Virginia -- History -- 21st century Energy policy -- Environmental aspects -- United States -- History -- 21st century Coal mines and mining Coal trade Energy policy -- Environmental aspects United States West Virginia Genre/Form History Form Electronic book LC no. 2021059605 ISBN 9781108902403 1108902405

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