Shift away from coal good for jobs and more

US President Donald Trump’s executive order to repeal former President Barrack Obama’s environmental policies without offering an alternative for how the US will address climate change shows poor leadership and a lack of long-term vision. The executive order will not bring back the coal industry, as promised, as coal-fired power generation not only produces harmful emissions but is also now more costly than natural gas and renewable resources in most parts of the world. Rather than trying to ...