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EPA Blasted for Requiring Oil Refineries to Add Types of Fuel That's Merely Hypothetical

By Jim Angle
FoxNews.com

Federal regulations can be maddening, but none more so than a current one that demands oil refiners use millions of gallons of a substance, cellulosic ethanol, that does not exist.

"As ludicrous as that sounds, it's fact," says Charles Drevna, who represents refiners. "If it weren't so frustrating and infuriating, it would be comical."

And Tom Pyle of the Institute of Energy Research says, "the cellulosic biofuel program is the embodiment of government gone wild."

 

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FOC Ladies Auxiliary Has New Web Site

The Friends of Coal Ladies Auxiliary has a new web site and are asking everyone to visit the new web site www.friendsofcoalladies.com as many times as you can.  For each time you visit, the web site moves up so when you type “coal” into your search engine the web site will be one of the top listed in your search.   The site also hosts a full store for purchase of FOC items and wearing apparel.

WVCA Annual Meeting

Registration is beginning to roll in for the Annual meeting at The Greenbrier.  If you did not receive registration information please let us know. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

FOC Auto Fair

The 2012 Friends of Coal Auto Fair is set for July 20-22 at the Beckley YMCA Paul Cline Memorial SportsCenter. Saturday Night Concert line-up is Ronnie Dunn with special guest James Wesley and is being sponsored by Alpha Natural Resources. For concert tickets, pre-registration for the car show and vendors, please go to: http://www.friendsofcoalautofair.com/

EIA Weekly Report

According to the Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) weekly report, U.S. metallurgical coal exports for April 2012 are nearly 30% more than April 2011 exports.  Last month’s steam coal exports were 65% ahead of April, a year ago.  Comparing the first four months of 2012 to 2011, met coal exports are up by nearly 9% and steam coal increased by more than 30%. West Virginia’s year-to-date production (week ending June 9) is down 7.9%.

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