Donald Trump Orders Pentagon: Buy Coal Power, To Whip The Kaiser! Donald Trump has directed the US military to enter into long-term contracts for coal-generated electricity and has allocated funds to modernize aging coal plants in several states. This decision reverses previous efforts to bolster energy security on military bases with renewable microgrids and aims to support the coal industry despite its high costs and environmental impact. The administration is also moving to roll back the EPA’s endangerment finding for greenhouse gases, further signaling a commitment to fossil fuels.

• Donald Trump ordered the US military to enter long-term contracts to buy electricity from coal-burning power plants.
• The Energy Department will invest $175 million to modernize six aging coal plants in Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio, and West Virginia.
• The move is intended to prop up the coal industry, which is described as expensive and a major source of greenhouse gas emissions.
• This reverses the Defense Department’s prior plans to improve energy security on military bases through renewable microgrids.
• The administration is also set to formally roll back the EPA’s 2009 ‘endangerment finding’ regarding greenhouse gases.
• Keeping aging coal plants open has been shown to raise energy bills for consumers with negligible benefits.