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FOC Scholarship Winners Announced

Three Marshall University Friends of Coal scholarship winners were announced last week and they are:

Ms. Marva Virtiena Lewis from Beckley, WV, a Woodrow Wilson graduate going into Pre-Science/Pre-Med;

Mr. Christopher George Robinson from Chattaroy, WV, a Mingo Central graduate going into Pre-Science/Pre-Med; and,

Ms. Erinn Whitney Rodriquez from Gallagher, WV, a Riverside graduate who is going into BSN Nursing.

We congratulate the Marshall University scholarship winners.

Membership Meeting RE Drug Testing/Extended Cut Mining

A special membership meeting is scheduled for 9 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 20th in rooms 203 & 204 of the Charleston Civic Center, to review and discuss West Virginia’s new drug testing program for coal mining operations per HB 4351 and recent activity/progress surrounding extended cut mining plans.

The morning portion of the meeting from 9 a.m. till noon will address recent developments concerning extended cut mining and the new “negotiated” guidelines for approving and operating under extended cut mining plans.

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Final Coal Bowl of the Series

Last Saturday (September 1) was the last Friends of Coal Bowl of the series with WVU coming out victorious in each of the seven games.  As in the past games, there was a very large crowd in the Friends of Coal tent before the game and the previous nights festivities at the Remember the Miners/Bob Huggins Fish Fry was also well attended.

A very special thanks to everyone at Marshall University and West Virginia University who helped to make these Bowls such a success.  Both schools have been exceptional.

Coal = Jobs

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In states like Ohio and West Virginia, not only is coal essential to keeping the lights on, it provides thousands of stable jobs---both inside of the mines and out. See the story of two small business owners whose livelihoods depend on the survival of the coal-based electricity industry.

Video from the Madison Coal Forum

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HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE FINAL FRIENDS OF COAL BOWL

A MESSAGE FROM THE FRIENDS OF COAL:

Well, here are some highlights from the final installment of the Friends of Coal Bowl. We hope you enjoyed the series and we are proud of our sponsorship. We treasure our relationship with both schools and hope this series can be resurrected in the near future.

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West Virginia Coal Seam - Coal Bowl 2012

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Check out the newest episode of the Coal Seam in preparation for the last Friends of Coal Bowl next month in Morgantown.


WV COAL ASSOCIATION STATEMENT ON TODAY’S VICTORY FOR COAL MINING FAMILIES: DC COURT PANEL SAYS EPA VIOLATED FEDERAL LAW WITH IMPOSITION OF CASPR RULE

“We are happy with today’s decision. The Obama EPA has been acting like a schoolyard bully. It has routinely broken the laws, ignoring the limits to its authority established by Congress and usurping theauthority of the states to determine their own environmental standards.

“In doing so, they have run roughshod over anything or anyone. They have destroyed jobs at a time when millions across this country are desperate to find work.  They have tried to impose a regulatory regime thatamounts to forced economic suicide for this country. 

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Merger Announced

The Charleston-based firm of Arnett & Foster announced on August 1that it will merge with Toothman Rice, LLC a Clarksburg based company to form a new CPAfirm.  The new firm name will be Arnett Foster Toothman PLLC and willbecome one of the top 150 largest accounting firms in the United States. The new company will encompass six offices located in two states:  Charleston, Bridgeport, Morgantown, Buckhannon and Lewisburg,WV and Columbus, OH.
  1. DEP's Youth Environmental Program
  2. ACCE Names New President
  3. Worley Honored By The First Tee of WV
  4. Coal Wins Another Court Decision
  5. New Radio Messages Begin

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