Coal may be winning the political battle that began last fall when the Kansas E.P.A. turned down a permit request to build two more coal-fired electricity generating plants there. Now the Kansas legislature appears to be ready to pass legislation that pleases coal and pays lip-service to the environment. Perhaps we should call it the "No Coal Mine Left Behind Act." Reaction to the proposed law depends on your politics and your feeling about coal burning and CO2 emissions. There are those who feel coal is the best answer to America's energy needs because it's homegrown and plentiful for now. Besides all that hooey about CO2 is just propaganda from whacked-out greens. There are those who say the CO2 emissions...