Turns out King Coal (aka Trump) was no match for gang green
Ex-president's attempts to prop up mining industry flail in face of renewables revolution
. . . . Despite his promises to increase and preserve miners’ jobs, it turns out that coal-crazy former President Donald Trump saw more coal-powered American power plants taken offline than during President Barack Obama’s final four years in office. From 2016 to 2020, a total of 52.4 GW of coal-fired electricity generation was retired, compared to 48.9 …
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