The plain fact is that the coal - industry and its close ally, the coal - fired electric utility industry, have had a free ride for a long, long time. (realclimate.org)
If they do, electric utility industry revenue will decline sharply, with certain utilities service areas more vulnerable than others. (businessinsider.com)
Yet the coal mining and electric utility industries spent over $ 125 million combined in the first nine months of 2008 to lobby Congress to delay global warming pollution reductions until clean coal technology is ready. (americanprogress.org)