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West Virginia Coal Association Selects New Officers

MEPCO’s Jim Laurita to continue as board chairman

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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McKinley: Obama Takes 'War on Coal' Global

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.

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We Won't Let President Obama Turn Off the Lights

The Herald-Dispatch

West Virginians understand that coal is an affordable and abundant source of energy. We also know that coal isn't just the backbone of our state, but it plays a vital role in our nation's economy.

Yet, despite the obvious benefits of coal, President Obama has waged a renewed war on the industry. He recently announced that he will be pursuing stringent regulations that could devastate our state. And if you aren't convinced that the president is waging a war on coal, look no further than his own climate adviser Daniel Schrag. He told the New York Times that "a war on coal is exactly what's needed."

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Help Us Sign This Petition Today

WE PETITION THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION TO:
End His Assault on our Nation’s Coal Mining Families

American coal creates 766,000 jobs, more than $52 billion in wages to support American families, 40 percent of the nation’s electric generation and is a basic requirement for the production of steel, yet President Obama has openly denounced coal, calling its use in the past a "mistake” -- an insult to the generations of coal miners who made America the greatest nation in the world. He has used executive orders to bypass Congress, imposing impossible standards that will raise the price of energy for all Americans.
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Cabela Event Winnter

More than 10,000 people stopped in or passed by the Friends of Coal exhibit at the Wheeling Cabela’s store June 26-29 as part of Cabela’s Hometown Heroes Celebration recognizing the contributions of coal miners, energy workers and active/retired military.

The Friends of Coal display was front and center at the entrance to the Cabela’s store.  Hundreds of people – area coal miners, energy workers and citizens from around the Tri-State region – signed up as a Friend of Coal.