Bill Barrow and Jonathan Mattise Posts

Scrapping to keep a West Virginia Senate seat Democratic in a state that's sprinted to the right, Natalie Tennant is counting on her allegiance to the coal industry to separate herself from an unpopular President Barack Obama. She's among a group who champions the energy industry, criticizes federal energy regulations and blasts "cap-and-trade" proposals, which feature economic incentives to reduce carbon emissions. Some in that group endorse extending the Keystone pipeline.