Clean coal? Yes; Dems’ radical climate dogma? No
The California Post editorial board criticizes Democrats for their climate policies, arguing they lead to increased costs for Californians. They support President Trump's recent executive order to fund clean coal projects, claiming it will boost jobs and national security. The editorial suggests that the current green policies are detrimental and that a shift towards coal could benefit the state.
- ▪Democrats' climate policies are driving up costs for energy, housing, and transportation in California.
- ▪President Trump's executive order will allocate nearly $700 million to coal projects in 13 states, including California.
- ▪The funding includes $75 million for a coal export terminal in Oakland, expected to ship millions of tons of coal to Asia by 2028.
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Opinion Clean coal? Yes; Dems’ radical climate dogma? No By CA Post Editorial Board Published June 5, 2026, 10:18 p.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The California Post on Google Democrats’ radical green playbook is showing its decrepitude. Californians are sick of far-left climate policies that drive up prices for everything from energy to housing to gas prices and transportation. And the more the left clings to climate dogma, the further behind the state and nation fall to China, which builds coal plants at the rate of about two per week. Coal offers safe, cheap and reliable energy; Beijing gets that, even if Gov. Gavin Newsom and his fellow Dems don’t. Democrats’ radical green playbook is showing its decrepitude.
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