"Coal, oil and natural gas developments have all been stymied by Obama, who has starved them of permissions and bound them in red tape. To make good his pledge of energy self-sufficiency in North America, Romney would unleash the Keystone pipeline, permit offshore developments on all U.S. coasts, open up and lease federal lands in the interior, encourage coal and fracking of gas, and depoliticize carbon by removing this nonpolluting gas from the Clean Air Act's purview."
I wonder what Appalachia will look like after 4 years under a Romney administration? I doubt there will be single mountain left in the region and every valley will be a toxic waste dump.
China about 3 years ago reached 2 coal plants a week coming on line- It is cheaper power - creates jobs- And yes there will be environmental problems.