Dec 9 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Ken Ward Jr. The Charleston
Gazette, W.Va.
Gov. Joe Manchin said Tuesday that he opposes President-elect Barack Obama's
plan to cap greenhouse gas emissions to try to curb global warming.
Manchin said he told Obama recently that he's "on a different page"
regarding Obama's proposal for a carbon dioxide emission "cap-and-trade"
program. The governor said he's concerned the federal government will impose
such emissions on coal-fired power plants before utilities come up with
workable plans to control those emissions.
Manchin spoke during the opening session of his second annual Energy Summit,
a gathering of industry officials and boosters at Stonewall Resort. The
governor repeated his pledge to next year introduce legislation to encourage
more alternative energy production in West Virginia. But he did not provide
details of his plans, and said that alternative fuels will not replace the
nation's reliance on coal.
"Coal is the cornerstone fuel of the future," Manchin said. "Every economist
and expert I talk to says we're going to use it, but in a different form."
Read more in Wednesday's Gazette.
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