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Greenlands Award 2011
Phoenix Surface Mine No. 3, Coal-Mac, Inc. Located in Logan County, WV, Coal-Mac, Inc.'s Phoenix No. 3 Surface Mine is leading the way in exploring innovative downstream uses for former surface mine property.
The Ducks Unlimited Award 2011
Hobet Mining, LLC, Westridge Surface Mine. Located in Boone County, WV, for overall excellence in environmental stewardship, reclamation and wildlife habitat development.
The Woodlands/Forestry Reclamation Award 2011
Alpha Natural Resources, Paynter Branch Surface Mine, in Wyoming County fpr overall excellence in environmental stewardship, reclamation and wildlife habitat development.
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Seventeen companies were recognized last Friday for excellence in mine reclamation for 2011. The awards were made at the concluding luncheon of the 39th Annual West Virginia Mining Symposium at the Charleston Civic Center on February 3rd.
The awards are co-sponsored by the West Virginia Coal Association and the West Virginia Division of Environmental Protection. To be eligible, a mining operation must be nominated by their local state inspector.
The Greenlands Award, the state’s top environmental award, went to Coal Mac, Inc.’s Phoenix Surface Mine No. 2 in Logan County.
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Barton B. Lay Milestones of Safety Award 2012 (Surface Mines)
Fola Coal Company, LLC, Surface Mine No. 1
Eustace E. Frederick Milestones of Safety Award (Underground Mines)
Consolidation Coal Company, Robinson Run No. 95
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Fola Coal Mine No. 1 won the Barton B. Lay Milestones of Safety Award and
Consol’s Robinson Run No. 95 won the Eustace Frederick Award.
Mine safety is a central focus of West Virginia’s coal industry. At Thursday’s session of the 39th Annual West Virginia Mining Symposium in Charleston, 32 mining and service companies were recognized for their commitment to workplace safety in 2011.
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More than 1,000 attendees and almost 40 Associate member vendors attended the 2012 WV Mining Symposium event with Senator Manchin, Governor Tomblin headlining the roster of speakers.
Held February 1-3, the program featured presentations on coal mine health and safety, regulatory issues, new technologies and coal’s role in our state’s economy, both today and in the future. Several of our Association members added substantially to this year’s program.
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At the Board of Director’s meeting on Tuesday, February 7, the following new members were approved: Appalachian Technical Services, Inc. (Jim Kelly); CBC Engineers & Associates, Ltd. (Mike Cross); Environmental Standards, Inc. (Ann Marie Gathright); and, GMS Mine Repair & Maintenance (Jeff Giacobe). Welcome to all.
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What the administration requires will cost Americans a ton of money
The supporters of the Obama administration have a clear vision of the nation's energy future. It involves windmills and solar arrays - but not coal. They don't like carbon.
The administration takes no responsibility for whether the resulting power supply will be adequate, reliable or affordable. Accordingly, it has tasked the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to kill the coal industry and coal-burning utilities as rapidly as possible through regulation.
Out in America, however, people are responsible for whether Americans have power they can afford.
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By Bill Raney, president
West Virginia Coal Association
Washington is broken. That much is obvious even to a sixth grader. While far too many Americans struggle with months or even years of unemployment, with foreclosure, with skyrocketing energy and food prices, there is a growing sense that nobody in Washington is listening.
Americans are increasingly fed up with “business as usual” in Washington. They want leaders with common sense, someone who puts the country ahead of party loyalty or some political agenda – someone who says what they think but is willing to listen as well as talk.
West Virginians are lucky. Sen. Joe Manchin is just that kind of leader.
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(AP) CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Testing coal miners for drugs presents both benefits and burdens to West Virginia regulators, the House and Senate Judiciary committees heard Monday as lawmakers pursue measures this session to improve mine safety.
Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin has proposed a wide-ranging mine safety bill that includes a mandatory, random screening program for all mine jobs requiring certification. The random testing should annually screen half of any employer's certified workforce, the legislation says.
The two committees launched a two-day series of hearings Monday for that bill and others. Lawmakers seek to focus on proposals that respond to the 2010 Upper Big Branch mine explosion. The worst U.S. coal mining disaster in four decades, the underground Raleigh County blast killed 29 miners. The second hearing is slated for 2 p.m.Tuesday in the House of Delegates Chamber.
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