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CHARLESTON – The Friends of Coal and the West Virginia Coal Association join in urging everyone to exercise their rights and vote in the upcoming May 14 special gubernatorial primary election.
As much of the rest of the country struggles with multi-billion dollar deficits and unemployment rates approaching 10 percent, West Virginia has managed to balance its budget and keep its people working. Strong, effective leadership on the part of the governor and the Legislature, combined with the state’s coal industry has made this possible.
However our coal industry is under threat from an out-of-control Washington bureaucracy, this makes it even more important that we choose leaders who will continue to put West Virginia first – who will step up to the plate and defend our state’s bedrock industry.
If you are registered to vote, please vote on May 14. If you aren’t registered, you must register before April 25th if you plan to vote. If you are registered check and may be out of town on May 14, check with your county clerk about their early voting options in accordance with the following schedule:
- Last day to register to vote is April 25, 2011. For information on registering to vote, please click here.
- Early voting period will take place April 29th through May 11th (including Saturdays)
- Absentee ballot request deadline is May 9th
- Primary Election is May 14th.
Check your registration status and polling location here.
If you need to register, please click on this LINK and follow the process. Please exercise your democratic right and vote. Let your voice be heard!
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CHARLESTON -- A new poll released by the Tomblin for Governor campaign shows Governor Tomblin has pulled to a 14 point lead in the Democratic primary and has the highest favorable rating of any candidate at 62 percent.
The campaign attributes the showing to the belief among West Virginians that Tomblin is doing a good job already, with 77% approving of the job he's doing as Acting Governor. The Tomblin campaign pointed his lowering of the food tax, his veto of the DMV fee hikes, and the effort he has made to bring companies like Macy's to West Virginia to create jobs.
To see the entire poll memo, visit EarlRayTomblin.com.
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CHARLESTON – In a March 28 announcement, Governor Tomblin declared the week of April 18 – April 22, 2011 (10th Regional Coal Fair to be held at the Harless Community Center) Coal Education week in West Virginia, on Monday, March 28, 2011, at 11 am in the West Wing governor's reception room at the State Capitol.
Please Contact Georgene Robertson, CEDAR of Southern West Virginia, Inc. at 304/792-8433 for more information.
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Source: Charleston Gazette
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- Coal company Alpha Natural Resources Inc. is donating $300,000 for energy and environmental sciences research at West Virginia University.
The gift announced Tuesday is expected to qualify for matching funds from the state Research Trust Fund, bringing the total value to $600,000.
Dean Gene Cilento says WVU will use the money to focus on all aspects of energy research, from extraction to use.
Mining department director Jim Dean says the gift will support health and safety research, too, including the integration of new technologies.
WVU recently trained Alpha's mine rescue teams at its Academy for Mine Training and Energy Technologies.
Alpha, based in Abingdon, Va., is one of the nation's largest coal operators.
It's in the midst of a $7.1 billion takeover of rival Massey Energy Co.
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Source: Seattle pi
By: Tim Huber, AP Business Writer
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Life-saving airtight refuge chambers stored deep inside the Upper Big Branch mine when an explosion tore it apart and killed 29 miners worked properly when tested last week, West Virginia's mine safety chief said Wednesday.
The refuge's steel boxes opened and the chambers inflated as designed when they were tested deep inside the southern West Virginia coal mine, said C.A. Phillips, director of the state office of Miners' Health Safety and Training. Officials from West Virginia, the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration and Richmond, Va.-based mine owner Massey Energy Co. conducted the tests last Thursday.
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For months, coal-state members of Congress have fought the EPA virtually alone. While The Journal has supported their efforts to ensure the coal industry's survival, some have questioned our position, noting that the Eastern Panhandle is not in the heart of the coal fields.
Some ask, why does it concern us?
Because the EPA expansion, as more Americans are coming to understand, is not just a threat to the coal industry. … read more.
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As is tradition during our March meeting, the Pocahontas Coal Association and the Bluefield Daily Telegraph will be presenting the Boys & Girls High School Basketball Player of the Week awards, as well as the Player of the Year awards. As always, please do your best to attend and please bring a guest. Contact Jason Fannin or Rick Taylor at276-623-2914 or 276-698-5317 with questions.
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