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"West Virginia's coal mining community is extremely disappointed in Senator Rockefeller’s vote yesterday in the U.S. Senate against a resolution (SJR 37) that would have disapproved the EPA’s Utility MACT rule, the most expensive rule ever proposed by this agency. It was a bad day for the industry, our people and consumers throughout West Virginia. We are even more disappointed by Senator Rockefeller's speech on the floor of the Senate in which he questioned the coal industry's commitment to our people, their health and safety and the future of our state. I can tell you, with confidence, that there is nothing more important to our members than the safety of their employees, their long term health and the wellness of their families. To suggest otherwise is absolutely disingenuous.
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CHARLESTON -- The following statement was issued by Bill Raney, President of the West Virginia Coal Association, in response to Senator Jay Rockefeller's vote on Wednesday to help defeat (46-53) a resolution (S.J. Res 37) that would have blocked implementation of EPA’s Utility MACT rule:
"West Virginia's coal mining community is extremely disappointed in Senator Rockefeller’s vote yesterday in the U.S. Senate against a resolution (SJR 37) that would have disapproved the EPA’s Utility MACT rule, the most expensive rule ever proposed by this agency. It was a bad day for the industry, our people and consumers throughout West Virginia. We are even more disappointed by Senator Rockefeller's speech on the floor of the Senate in which he questioned the coal industry's commitment to our people, their health and safety and the future of our state. I can tell you, with confidence, that there is nothing more important to our members than the safety of their employees, their long term health and the wellness of their families. To suggest otherwise is absolutely disingenuous.
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The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register
No wonder President Barack Obama and fellow radical environmentalists have been emboldened to open new fronts in their war against coal. When senators from states that rely directly or indirectly on coal can be counted upon to support the campaign, the White House has every reason to be confident.
And when party loyalty trumps concern for constituents among most Democrats in the U.S. Senate, Obama and the Environmental Protection Agency can feel perfectly secure.
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By Jim Angle
FoxNews.com
Federal regulations can be maddening, but none more so than a current one that demands oil refiners use millions of gallons of a substance, cellulosic ethanol, that does not exist.
"As ludicrous as that sounds, it's fact," says Charles Drevna, who represents refiners. "If it weren't so frustrating and infuriating, it would be comical."
And Tom Pyle of the Institute of Energy Research says, "the cellulosic biofuel program is the embodiment of government gone wild."
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According to the Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) weekly report, U.S. metallurgical coal exports for April 2012 are nearly 30% more than April 2011 exports. Last month’s steam coal exports were 65% ahead of April, a year ago. Comparing the first four months of 2012 to 2011, met coal exports are up by nearly 9% and steam coal increased by more than 30%. West Virginia’s year-to-date production (week ending June 9) is down 7.9%.
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Congressman McKinley will be offering a Motion to Instruct (MTI) Conferees next week to the Highways’ Bill Conferees asking them to continue bipartisan negotiation and to resolve this legislation instead of pulling the “fly-ash” provision and hoping a separate bill could be passed later on. With the pending lawsuit and the fact that the Obama Administration did not issue a veto threat against 2273 when it passed the House in October or when it was included as an amendment to the House Highways’ Bill, Mr. McKinley plans to offer the MTI on the House floor to again show the bipartisan support for this measure.
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