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The remarks of Representative John Conyers, (D-MI) on Wednesday(shown below this response) were some of the most offensive, hypocritical remarks I have ever heard.
They were offensive because they were a direct affront to our wonderful coal miners, managers and their families in West Virginia. Our miners and managers are some of the most skilled and professional craftsmen in the world. They labor every day in a state they truly love and where they have chosen to pursue one of the most honorable professions in today’s working world. They are working everyday to bring light to America, provide for their families, educate their children, strengthen their communities and manifest the traditional work ethic of patriotic Americans. Yet, Representative Conyers flippantly suggests they should be laid off and seek alternative employment.
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Staff Report , Parkersburg News and Sentinel
PARKERSBURG - Congressmen from West Virginia are riled over a representative's comments criticizing coal.
Rep. John Conyers, a Democrat from Michigan, said there was no such thing as clean coal and workers dependent on coal mining in West Virginia should find other work. Conyers, who has been in Congress about 50 years, spoke Wednesday on behalf of Lisa Jackson, director of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency which has attempted to curtail coal usage through administrative rules, at the EPA's 2011 Environmental Justice Conference in Detroit.
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West Virginia's exports rose from $3.1 billion in the first six months of 2010 to $4.4 billion in the same period this year. The U.S. growth rate was 18%.
Coal accounted for $2.6 billion of West Virginia's total. Plastics was second with $575.1 million in exports.
West Virginia Coal Association President Bill Raney tells the Charleston Daily Mail (http://bit.ly/nna6VO ) that the latest figures are good news for everyone in West Virginia.
http://www.wvva.com/story/
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John McArdle, E&E Reporter
DETROIT -- House Judiciary Committee ranking member John Conyers (D-Mich.) today said "clean coal" doesn't exist and thatWest Virginia coal miners should switch to other jobs during a speech at the opening session of U.S. EPA's 2011 Environmental Justice Conference.
"From my limited understanding, there is no such thing as clean coal," said Conyers, filling in for EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson, who had been invited to give this morning's keynote address.
The American public continues to be bombarded by the idea that coal has a future in this country due to powerful special interest groups and regional advocates, Conyers said.
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AP
In this March 29, 2011, file photo Senate Armed Services Committee member Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va. listens to testimony on Capitol Hill in Washington.
West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin hit back Tuesday after another Democratic lawmaker suggested that coal was all his state has and that miners should find new jobs.
Following the criticism, Manchin released a letter inviting Conyers to visit his state, highlighting the importance of coal as an energy source in America.
“Without a reliable and affordable resource like coal, America wouldn’t be where we are – whether it’s the steel forged by West Virginia’s coal that then was used to build our great skyscrapers and military, or whether it’s the electricity from coal that today powers nearly half this country,” Manchin said. He added that coal is key to helping the country become independent from foreign oil.
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