Venal Coal Pantload Bob Murray Very, Very Angry With Shitstain's FERC Appointees

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Last edited Thu Jan 11, 2018, 12:50 PM - Edit history (1)

Ed. - Not mentioned in this article: Six miner and three rescuer deaths at Crandall Canyon Mine, operated and owned by Murray, both rife with unsafe practices and cited repeatedly for MSHA violations.

Murray, the CEO of Murray Energy and a vocal supporter of President Trump's efforts to revive coal, warned that the decision by mostly Trump-appointed officials at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission would cause more coal-fired power plants to shut down. "Mr. Trump's administration made some bad appointments to this commission," Murray told CNNMoney in an interview on Tuesday. "This will exacerbate the already bad situation."

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Murray, who leads the largest private coal company in the United States, argued that if coal-fired power generation declines any further, it will lead to "blackouts and brownouts." "The bureaucrats appointed by Mr. Trump and the one already there have failed to carry out their obligations during this crisis," Murray said. "They forgot who appointed them -- and it's bad for America."

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Yet a report published last fall by the Rhodium Group research firm concluded that power outages are usually caused by downed power lines, not a short supply of fuel. Less than 0.1% of electricity disturbances over the last five years were caused by fuel supply emergencies, Rhodium Group concluded. Murray dismissed the research, claiming that Rhodium Group is "certainly biased" and "shills for the renewable energy industry." A spokeswoman for Rhodium told CNNMoney that the report in question was "produced independently, not commissioned or paid for by any client." Murray has also railed against subsidies for renewable energy like solar and wind, pleading with Washington to let free enterprise operate. Murray conceded that Perry's FERC request was "probably not" a free market solution, but insisted it was needed due to previous government intervention.

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http://money.cnn.com/2018/01/09/investing/coal-ceo-ferc-murray-trump/index.html

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1. Murray is batshit crazy, but...

...he had nothing to do with the Sago mine.

Whatever happened to his lawsuit against John Oliver?

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2. Thank you - that was Blankenship, wasn't iot?

Oh, re. Oliver? He lost, and did so in record time.

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3. My husband was in the coal industry

And when Sago happened, he had never heard of the company.

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4. All five dismissed Secretary Rick Perry's proposal to subsidize power plants like coal and nuke..eom