The coal trap: how West Virginia was left behind in the clean energy revolution
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.
