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Saturday, 06/27/2009 |
This letter was published in yesterday’s Charleston Daily Mail in response to Ken Ward’s article in Sunday’s Gazette Mail.
Buried deep in Ken Ward's article, "Coal costs outweigh benefits, WVU study finds" in the Sunday Gazette-Mail is a disclaimer directly from the study's author, Michael Hendryx, that pretty well says it all.
I quote from the article: "Despite the significant associations between coal mining activity and both socio-economic disadvantage and premature mortality, it cannot be stated with certainty that coal mining causes these problems."
You had to read the entire article to find this disclaimer and I doubt very many read that far.
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Friday, 06/26/2009 |
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The sixth Annual Friends of Coal Auto Fair at the YMCA Youth Sports Complex in Beckley is set for July 17-19. This unique event allows our industry to promote coal mining and clean coal technology to the general public in a positive manner and would not be possible with the contributions of the member companies. One hundred percent (100%) of the proceeds go directly toward maintaining the complex grounds, equipment and purchasing supplies for the activities held at the Sport Complex. |
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Wednesday, 06/24/2009 |
A US Senate hearing on mountaintop mining is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. this Thursday, June 25 in Washington DC. The Mountaintop Mining Coalition and Citizens for Coal are joining forces to provide a presence in Washington during the hearing.
Several buses are being chartered to leave from Logan and Charleston to transport anyone interested in attending the hearing. The buses will leave the Fountainplace Mall in Logan at 6:00 a.m. and will travel to the WVCA offices in Northgate Business Park in Charleston where they will pick up additional passengers at around 7:00 am. The buses will then travel to Washington DC, arriving at Union Station at approximately 2:00 p.m.
Those attending the hearing will have some time at Union Station to eat and get in a bit of sight-seeing prior to attending the hearing in the Dirksen Building, Rm. 406.
If you are interested in attending this event Thursday please give us a call. If you have any questions of need additional information, please contact T.L. Headley at 304-342-4153 or by email at
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We urge you to contact us by noon, Wednesday to reserve your spot on the bus. Attending this hearing is vital to our industry’s future in Appalachia. |
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Tuesday, 06/23/2009 |
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Mountaintop Mining is a legal, highly regulated, and complex engineered earthmoving process for the surface mining of multiple steep slope coal seams in central Appalachia. This environmentally responsible method employs mining in the most efficient manner for the purpose of electricity generation and/or steel production, thereby strengthening our nation’s competitive economic power and national security.
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