Vying for West Virginia Governor, an ‘All of the Above’ Democrat Faces Long Odds Against a Republican Fossil Fuel Booster

In the race for West Virginia Governor, it’s Huntington Mayor Steve Williams against Patrick Morrisey, the state’s attorney general. Credit: City of Huntington and WV Attorney General Office

Based on their records and rhetoric, one candidate seeking to be the next governor of West Virginia supports a broad-based energy policy, from coal to renewables. And the other is laser-focused on fossil fuels. West Virginia electricity generation is still as much as 90 percent coal-powered even as coal mining here and in other states … Continue reading Vying for West Virginia Governor, an ‘All of the Above’ Democrat Faces Long Odds Against a Republican Fossil Fuel Booster

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