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October 19, 2010

Recently there has been a lot of discussion about the “alternative and renewable portfolio” bill that was passed by the West Virginia Legislature in 2009.  Many people refer to it as HB 103.  HB 103 was initially passed in the June, 2009 Special Legislative Session, but it was subsequently amended and passed as HB 408 in the November, 2009 Special Legislative Session.  HB 408 is actually the bill that establishes the standards.

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October 17, 2010

The Boy Scouts of America has awarded more than $20 million in contracts -- mostly to West Virginia companies -- for the construction of a National Jamboree Center in Fayette County, a scout executive said last week.

Bob Mazzuca, the Boy Scouts' top leader, said contractors have cleared timber and graded roads on the 10,600-acre property atop Garden Ground Mountain near Glen Jean. The site will be the future home of the Jamboree Center, a high-adventure base, summer camp, museum and leadership center.

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October 15, 2010

CHARLESTON – Today’s decision by Region III of U.S. EPA  to reaffirm its withdrawal of the permit for the Spruce #1 surface mine continues this administration’s war against Appalachian coal. It reveals an agency willing to put a political agenda ahead of people.

“With this decision the EPA continues down the arrogant and selfish path that puts a radical political agenda ahead of people and the jobs our nation so desperately needs at this time,” said West Virginia Coal President Bill Raney. “As we have said before, this decision establishes a very dangerous precedent in that it reneges on an already approved permit, something that has never been done previously. It brings into question the reliability of the entire permitting process and shows an arrogant disregard for the impacts this will have on the state’s economy and its people.”

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October 15, 2010

Poised on the platform, ready to zip along the mountain line, guests of the new Adventures on the Gorge (www.adventurewestvirginia.com) Gravity zipline are set to take in a panoramic view of the New River Gorge.  The open-air zipline offers a mile-long tour, zigzagging across the ridgeline and crossing a scenic mountainscape.

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October 14, 2010

The Friends of Coal is continuing its outreach efforts on several fronts into the fall. In addition to a full schedule of conferences and events planned for the fall, the organization is hosting various groups of college students interested in learning about the industry.
            
Next week, the Friends of Coal will meet with a group of students from Nebraska in conjunction with Wheeling Jesuit University. In addition, we are continuing planning for another in our series of regional coal symposiums.  The next one is being planned for southern West Virginia within the next few weeks.

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