West Virginia Governor Joe Manchin recently sat down with the editorial board of a local newspaper and dished about the state's coal industry, nuclear energy, environmentalists and obstructionists.  Highlights include Governor Manchin's wish to have nuclear power as a part of West Virginia's energy portfolio and the balance that can be achieved when working with environmentalists.

Read the story in the Register Herald.

After surveying the massive coal ash spill in Tennessee, Senator Lamar Alexander recommends a faster transition into nuclear power and renewable energy sources.  However, Alexander concedes that coal must be the primary source of electrical energy for the near future.

Read the story at macon.com.