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West Virginians for Coal, the Coal Association’s political action committee, is proud to endorse Sen. Manchin for a full term as our U.S. Senator and Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin for a full term as our governor.
Manchin and Tomblin have worked together over the past decade to build a strong economic foundation for our state – a foundation that has weathered the worst recession our nation has experienced in nearly a century. Their strong, financially responsible, common-sense, aggressive leadership has carried us through our nation's financial crisis.
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WASHINGTON -- A delegation from the Citizens for Coal, Friends and Families of Coal and The COALition traveled to the U.S. Capitol Thursday to show support for the "Stop the War on Coal Act." Citizens for Coal President Roger Horton, co-chair of The COALition, Citizens for Coal Vice President Dennis Adkins and Friends and Families of Coal Activist and House of Delegates candidate Joshua Nelson, made the trip to Washington and participated in a news conference after the House overwhelmingly passed the bill.
The bill, which combines several previously passed House bills into a single bill that would essentially bring the Obama War on Coal to an end, now goes to the U.S. Senate, which has refused to consider the bills individually to this point.
Horton, Adkins and Nelson served notice on the Senate and on President Obama to pass the bill and bring the War on Coal to end, or they would marshal their support groups to take their refusal to act door-to-door and hold them accountable for their inaction.
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The first day of the event focused on first aid. The teams were given problems and had to solve them while following proper procedures. The teams were then put to the test with two days of mine rescue scenarios and tests. Teams from West Virginia, Kentucky, Virginia, Pennsylvania and Alabama participated.
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The group will begin the day at 7 a.m. in the Logan WalMart parking lot off US 119 at the Fountainplace Mall. A rally and picnic in Ohio will follow a day of campaigning. If you are interested in going, please contact Shaun Adkins via the Miners for Romney Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/terry.headley1#!/events/143701149104754/
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The group held an event earlier this month in Madison that drew well over 200 people to the Madison Civic Center and plans additional events in Logan, Lincoln and other counties over the next two months. For more information, check out the groups’ Facebook pages at:
Friends and Families of Coal http://www.facebook.com/terry.headley1#!/groups/181696321963237/
Citizens for Coal http://www.facebook.com/pages/Citizens-for-Coal/302147546536332?ref=hl
Friends of Coal – West Virginia http://www.facebook.com/friendsofcoal?ref=hl
Logan Coal Vendors Association http://www.facebook.com/LoganCoalVendorsAssociation?ref=hl
The COALition for Romney http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-COALition/265299486910146?ref=hl
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•H.R. 3409, the Coal Miner Employment and Domestic Energy Infrastructure Protection Act, to prevent the Secretary of the Interior from issuing new regulations that would adversely impact mining jobs;
•H.R. 910, the Energy Tax Prevention Act, passed in April 2011, would prevent the Environmental Protection Agency from regulating greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Air Act;
•H.R. 2401, the Transparency in Regulatory Analysis of Impacts on the Nation Act, or TRAIN Act, passed in September 2011, would require analysis of the effects of proposed environmental regulations on manufacturing, energy prices and jobs;
•H.R. 2273, the Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act, passed in October 2011, curtailing the EPA's ability to regulate the disposal of coal ash from power plants; and
•H.R. 2018, Clean Water Cooperative Federalism Act, passed in July 2011, would limit EPA action with regard to state regulation of water quality.
The legislation previously passed by the Republican-controlled House has been stalled in the Democrat-controlled Senate. The bill now moves to the Senate.
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•Title I– The Coal Miner Employment and Domestic Energy Infrastructure Protection Act, sponsored by Rep. Bill Johnson (R-OH), will protect American jobs and support U.S. energy production by prohibiting the Secretary of the Interior from issuing new rules or regulations that will adversely impact mining jobs and our economy.
◦It is a necessary safeguard in response to the effort by the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) to conduct a sweeping rewrite of a coal mining regulation (the 2008 Stream Buffer Zone Rule) that will cost an estimated 270,000 mining related jobs and decrease American energy production.
◦This legislation does not affect any existing OSM regulations, but is simply a time-out to allow OSM to ensure any new regulations are consistent with the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (SMCRA).
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Harvard University’s graduates are earning less than those from the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology after a decade-long commodity bull market created shortages of workers as well as minerals.
Those leaving the college of 2,300 students this year got paid a median salary of $56,700, according to PayScale Inc., which tracks employee compensation data from surveys. At Harvard, where tuition fees are almost four times higher, they got $54,100. Those scheduled to leave the campus in Rapid City, South Dakota, in May are already getting offers, at a time when about one in 10 recent U.S. college graduates is out of work.
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