Coal

Politico's Alex Thompson: "Bullock now against coal. Schumer's hopes of a Sen. run fade."

Congressman Greg Gianforte (R-MT) politely, but directly, laid into Washington Gov. Jay Inslee (D-WA) during a congressional hearing earlier this week. Meanwhile, the Seattle press mock Inslee (a 2020 Dem presidential contender) for his response.

Are the big business folks running Patagonia nothing more than hypocrites on the environment? That's what Utah Congressman Rob Bishop (R-UT) had to say on Capitol Hill, making the point that Patagonia is having their products made overseas, by companies that are powered by coal.

"So it was okay for Democrats and the liberal media to tell unemployed coal miners to learn to code, but it’s not okay to tell unemployed journalists the same." That was the reaction of Daily Caller video columnist Stephanie Hamill to the news that Twitter was censoring users who used the hashtag #LearnToCode when responding to journalists who were laid off.

'It really is a moral issue if you believe as I do that this is God’s creation...with all due respect to West Virginia we’re not gonna have a coal power plant floating around.'

Mike takes on an explanation of National Debt vs. Deficits. Shane weighed in on why trade works in a capitalist country like the USA.

“Unfortunately, Governor Inslee from the state of Washington has expressed his ideological opposition to coal" - Fox said

Montana Senator Steve Daines will be hosting his second Montana Energy Summit in Billings, set for May 30 and 31, where attendees will discuss Montanan’s energy infrastructure and the good paying jobs that the industry creates.

Back in the 1950s Montana was in the top 5 states in income. And why? We had a long history of gold, silver, copper lead, zinc manganese and coal mining.

I’m guessing they wouldn’t be using anything as primitive as fossil fuels for propulsion and would have something more advanced than our primitive electricity.