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BECKLEY -- The Friends of Coal Ladies Auxiliary “Giving Hearts” program consists of numerous projects, one of them being our deployed troops in Afghanistan and Iraq.
In 2009, the Friends of Coal Ladies Auxiliary contacted the Golden Knights concerning our deployed military. At that time, they were supplied with a “wish list” from outposts in Afghanistanand Iraq. In that year, they provided such items as a flat-screen television, DVDs, magazines, canned fruit, mixed nuts, candy, foot powder, anti-bacterial wipes, vapor rub and eye drops. These items were sent to 500 deployed troops.
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ACTION ALERT: CONTACT YOUR SENATORS TODAY! ASK THEM TO SUPPORT HR 2018!
THIS BILL WILL HELP REIN IN THE EPA AND GET AMERICA BACK TO WORK!
The Clean Water Cooperative Federalism Act (H.R. 2018) has major implications for the Friends of Coal and the 63,000 West Virginia families whose livelihoods depend on mining coal.
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Is climate change raising sea levels, as Al Gore has argued -- or are climate scientists doctoring the data?
The University of Colorado’s Sea Level Research Group decided in May to add 0.3 millimeters -- or about the thickness of a fingernail -- every year to its actual measurements of sea levels, sparking criticism from experts who called it an attempt to exaggerate the effects of global warming.
"Gatekeepers of our sea level data are manufacturing a fictitious sea level rise that is not occurring," said James M. Taylor, a lawyer who focuses on environmental issues for the Heartland Institute.
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The Friends of Coal continue their outreach efforts with the following events:
Continued work on the State Journal direct message piece. The section now looks to be 40-48 pages and will feature news and profile pieces featuring industry issues and Association members.
June 16th – Association met with the leadership of the Boy Scouts Summit project and toured
the property in Fayette County. Also met with Senators and Delegates from Fayette, Raleigh, Nicholas and Wyoming counties, as well as Commissioners, Mayors and their staffs from Fayette County.
July 15-17th – Will maintain an informational booth at the Friends of Coal Auto Fair in Beckley.
July 21st – Friends of Coal will provide the keynote speaker for the Cabell County Schools’
West Virginia Coal Project to discuss the economic impact of coal on the West Virginia economy. The presentation will be at the Logan Country Club in Chapmanville, WV on the evening of July 21, 2011.
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The Associated Equipment Distributors has joined the campaign to build support for a new bill to beat back the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) attack on state authority under the Clean Water Act (CWA).
The Clean Water Cooperative Federalism Act (H.R. 2018) has major implications for equipment distributors around the country. In recent years, the Obama EPA has used the CWA permitting process to block coal mines in Appalachia; however, quarries, farmers, and commercial, residential, and infrastructure construction projects also receive CWA scrutiny and are potentially affected by EPA’s abuse of its authority.
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