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Members of the West Virginia Coal Association re-elected MEPCO’s Jim Laurita as chairman of the board of directors at the Association’s annual meeting in White Sulphur Springs last week.
In comments to the organization, Laurita said “stiff challenges remain ahead for the industry, both in West Virginia and the nation”, but he remains confident that coal will continue to play the central role in meeting our nation’s energy needs.
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The following is an update schedule for the WVCA’s Speakers Bureau – will become a weekly update as in the “Events” section below.
| DATE | PLACE | SPEAKER |
| SEPTEMBER | ||
| 11th | Bluefield Coal Show | B. Raney |
| 23rd | Platts Coal Marketing Days | B. Raney |
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Members of the West Virginia Coal Association re-elected MEPCO’s Jim Laurita as chairman of the board of directors at the Association’s annual meeting in White Sulphur Springs this past week.
MEPCO is headquartered in Morgantown, West Virginia.
In comments to the organization, Laurita said stiff challenges remain ahead for the industry, both in West Virginia and the nation, but he remains confident that coal will continue to play the central role in meeting our nation’s energy needs.
“There is no question, we are faced with some difficult challenges,” Laurita said. “But our coal and the people who mine it are the best in the world. The rest of the world knows the value of coal – and of West Virginia coal specifically – and I firmly believe our future is what we make it.”
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World Bank cuts developing nations' access to loans for coal plants
By Joselyn King
The Intelligencer / Wheeling News-Register
WHEELING - The "war on coal" now has an international front after the World Bank announced it will limit funding of coal-fired power plants in developing countries, Rep. David B. McKinley said.





