The green energy economy has hit a red light, or more precisely, the Great Red Wall erected by Donald Trump. Tonight the president will hold a rally in West Virginia touting his latest plan to resurrect the coal sector that has been vital to that state’s economy — a plan that, by all accounts, would lead to greater emissions.
Trump ran on a platform of reduced regulations and returning the country to “greatness.” But does advocating for a dirtier fuel that is more expensive than some competing energies represent “exceptionalism” or a form of regression that is reminiscent of a bygone era?
