In 2016, the coal industry gave Trump twice as much as any other candidate for office. Outside observers have been skeptical about Trump’s promise to revive the coal industry, given the combination of cultural and market forces that are weighing against it. Coal and nuclear facilities maintain stockpiles of fuel on-site. (In the case of nuclear, the draft plan also argues that the private-sector nuclear industry is necessary for its nuclear weapon and propulsion systems — an interesting twist to Truman’s problem in 1950.) Trump’s also repeatedly echoed arguments against government intervention in the energy industry.

Source: Washington Post June 01, 2018 21:37 UTC