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Gene Kitts, Alpha Natural Resources’ Senior Vice President for Environmental Affairs, and WVCA President Bill Raney joined federal and state political leaders Tuesday for a roundtable discussion of the federal government’s ‘War on Coal’ as well as some of the steps being taken to address the situation. The roundtable discussion was part of the Greater Bluefield Chamber of Commerce’s 2014 Coal Symposium.
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By THE WASHINGTON TIMES - - Monday, August 4, 2014
A hundred years have passed since the American economist William Graham Sumner described “the forgotten man” of society. “He works, he votes, generally he prays — but he always pays.” A century on, there is no better description of the thousands of Americans who have toiled for generations in America’s coal mines, and who are now paying dearly for the energy follies of President Obama.
The White House has been scheming to “bankrupt” coal, a plentiful and affordable source of energy, to make way for the trendier alternatives that win the applause and admiration of billionaires from New York and San Francisco. They never have to think about their impact on coal country.
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Highmark Stadium
July 30, 2014
Thank you for the opportunity to address this distinguished gathering of coal, energy and industrial workers...Workers who have collectively built this region, and for that matter, our country, into the greatest place on earth to call home.
I speak today as Chairman of the West Virginia Business & Industry Council which is comprised of more than 60 West Virginia trade associations and businesses.
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Since the official launch of our online tool to have comments submitted against EPA’s proposed existing source performance standards this past week, more than 4,700 people have signed the petition. The tool has already almost doubled the total number of signatures collected during the month we used it to collect comments for the new plant source performance standards. With almost two months to go during the comment period, we hope to collect 10,000 signatures.
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The August edition of The Coal Seam television show is now on the air. This edition features a conversation with WV Coal Association President Bill Raney and West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection Cabinet Secretary Randy Huffman.
Raney provides a brief outline of the current state of the industry in terms of production, employment and severance tax as well as a preview of the July 30 Coal Rally in Pittsburgh. The show was taped prior to the rally.
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