ALEXANDRIA, VA — While on the campaign trail in Alexandria, Virginia, Michael Bloomberg pledged to shut down all remaining 251 coal plants across the nation. Approximately 7 coal-fired power plants exist in West Virginia, with the Mountain State serving as the second-largest coal provider in the nation.
During his speech, the democratic presidential hopeful expressed that closing coal plants is necessary to combat “man-made” global warming.
“The president refuses to lead on climate change, so the rest of us must. I’ve been all-in on this fight for more than a decade – and having helped close more than half the nation’s dirty coal plants, having cut New York City’s carbon footprint by 14 percent, having led a coalition of cities, states, and businesses committed to the Paris Agreement, I know that we can win,” he stated.
Presently, Bloomberg only has 5 percent of Democratic support.