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STON, W.Va., June 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Arch Coal, Inc. (NYSE:ACI - News) today announced that its Coal-Mac, Inc. has earned the Excellence in Reforestation Award in West Virginia.
The Excellence in Reforestation Award was presented to Coal-Mac on behalf of the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) and the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection. Coal-Mac planted more than 100,000 trees in 2010 alone.
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First of all, I thank you for allowing me to use freedom of the press. I am not funded by a job in coal mining, my family was raised healthy and educated by coal mining, and my husband and myself were too.
This life we have goes back to 1921 when real heroes of freedom fought against Federal Government thugs and others to start a union that is the United Mine Workers of America. They fought for safety, better wages, health care and security for their families’ future.
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I am responding to an event set for June 6-11 called the “March on Blair Mountain: Appalachia Rising,” Brandon Nida quoted the mission statement as: "We march to preserve Blair Mountain, strengthen labor rights, abolish mountaintop removal in Appalachia and invest in sustainable job-creation for all Appalachian communities."
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Parkersburg (W.Va.) News and Sentinel on the shrinking coal industry:
Coal is the most economical fuel available to produce electricity, by far. The United States has been referred to as the "Saudi Arabia of coal," with much of the nation's reserves right here in West Virginia.
Yet coal production in our state is expected to decline precipitously. Why?
Government policies play a major role — and they may become even more detrimental — believes the head of a major coal company that is poised to grow in West Virginia.
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Pictured from left to right: Ray Scites, TVMI Treasurer; Courtney Blackburn, Belfry; Aimee Williamson, Belfry; Sara Mullins, Belfry; Alexandria Workman, Belfry; Amber Hopkins, Tug Valley; Dr. Stephen J. Kopp, Marshall University President; and Andy Ashurst, TVMI President (not pictured, Logan Bartley, Pike Central High)
At the May 26, 2011, Tug Valley Mining Institute (TVMI) dinner meeting, the six 2011 scholarship recipients were named. The two top $6,000 scholarship awards went to Aimee Williamson, Belfry High School and Alexandria Workman, Belfry High School. Four $750 scholarship awards went to Logan Bartley, Pike Central High School; Courtney Blackburn, Belfry High School; Amber Hopkins, Tug Valley High School; and Sara Mullins, Belfry High School.
The guest speaker was Dr. Stephen J. Kopp, President of Marshall University, and he provided an inspirational speech directed toward the scholars regarding the educational journey they are starting. He encouraged the scholars to invest in themselves now with education so that they could be the leaders and decision makers of tomorrow. Hi-Tech Construction sponsored the meeting and has been a long time supporter of the scholarship program.
Over the last fifteen years, TVMI has awarded 90 (ninety) students $198,250 in scholarship monies. The TVMI scholarship is open to students from Mingo, Logan, Wayne, Pike, and Martin counties. The applications are available in November of each year and may be obtained from Marsha Williams at the First National Bank of Williamson or from the TVMI website (www.tugvalleymi.org).
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