Last Friday world leaders in Pittsburgh for the Group of 20 summit agreed to phase out fossil fuel subsides. The Obama administration championed the wording of the statement according to The Washington Post.
The wording of the statement was a signal from the world’s most influential nations they are taking an initial step away from the fossil fuels that power their economies.
Five days later the Obama led Environmental Protection Agency has delayed 79 pending coal-mine permits for more detailed reviews by the EPA water quality staff and the Army Corps of Engineers. Twenty-three of these are in West Virginia.
Add this to the push Obama is making to have Congress pass Cap and Trade legislation that will impact the coal mining industry.
It appears President Obama’s team has declared war on the West Virginia economy.