Sen. Joe Manchin seeks certainty, innovative funding for coal industry

摘要

From the time he was elected to the vacant seat of the late Sen. Robert Byrd, D-W.Va., former West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin, a Democrat, has been a vocal proponent of coal. Shortly after an energy policy event in Washington, D.C., Manchin spoke with SNL Energy about a number of issues facing the coal industry in 2014, particularly challenges posed by the US EPA. He also talked about a potential solution - a bill to more quickly unlock $8 billion in funds from the Department of Energy to advance carbon capture technologies. Below is a transcript of the interview, edited for clarity and brevity.