Gary Emineth welcomes Jonathan Fortner (President & CEO of the Lignite Energy Council) They talk about his background growing up in Minnesota, going to college and what he did before becoming a part of the Lignite Council. The war on Coal and the differences between the Pres. Biden and Pres. Trump administrations on how they’ve treated coal. What EPA violations ND has never gotten? Green energy does not provide the reliability that coal does. The good paying jobs and tax impact of Coal, and the positive impacts that has for ND. What is “baseload” when it comes to electricity and why is that important? CO2 is a commodity and can have positive impacts in other industries. How carbon capture works for coal plants and enhanced oil recovery.
