Forbes: For a state that has been racked with recession and unemployment, the flash floods that have ravaged West Virginia dont help much. But the key question to ask no matter how unpleasant is whether the coal sector there shares some of the blame.
At issue is the concept of climate change and whether the warmer atmosphere is holding more water and therefore intensifying the storms. To that end, West Virginias prime industry has been coal, a fuel that when burned is responsible for a third of...