Contrary to the myths being floated by pundits and bloggers, there really was a war on coal, the fortunes of coal weren't just due to natural gas prices, and ending the CPP won't make a big difference to measured climate change.
With EPA administrator Scott Pruitt's announcement that the Trump Administration was formally proposing repeal of the so-called "Clean Power Plan" (CPP), certain voices in the blogosphere and media predictably went nuts. In the formal response from IER, we have already applauded the announcement as promoting liberty in energy markets and keeping energy more affordable for American households. In the present post, let me further respond to some of the (hysterical) reactions that are based on myths.
