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CHARLESTON -- The Friends of Coal is continuing its outreach efforts in print, broadcast and web media, as well as maintaining a presence at various events in the state:
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A recent special section on the importance of coal was printed by the Charleston Newspapers. The section was published in the Sunday edition of the Charleston Gazette-Mail and featured stories on the benefits of coal to the state and nation.
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Are you a Friend of Coal? Are you one of the 63,000 West Virginia families whose livelihood depends on coal? Let the world know how important coal is to you and your family! Sign up for your Friends of Coal official license plate today.
The first issued by the State of West Virginia in any color other than white, the Friends of Coal license plate is black, with white lettering and a Friends of Coal logo prominently displayed on the left side of the plate.
If you have already ordered your license plate, then please pass the application along to your friends and family. Companies can submit multiple applications by completing a form for each vehicle and submitting one check with the $70 fee for each vehicle.
Click here for a printable application.
If you need additional applications or have any questions please give Sandi a call at 304.342.4153 or e-mail to: sdavison@wvcoal.com
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Southern Community and Technical College developed the new vehicle, which will serve as a command post for mine rescues.
State officials Tuesday gathered at the Capitol to dedicate a new tool for mine rescue.
Command Unit Rapid Response Task Force 1 and Mine Rescue Truck was developed by Southern Community and Technical College in response to last year's Upper Big Branch Mine explosion.
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Scientists have been forced to retract a paper that claimed sea level were rising thanks to the effects of global warming, after mistakes were discovered that undermined the results.
The study was published in Nature Geoscience and predicted that sea levels would rise by as much as 2.7 feet by the end of the twenty-first century.
The paper also highlighted that it reinforced the conclusions of the U.N.'s controversial Fourth Assessment report, which warned of the dangerous of man-made climate change.
However, mistakes in time intervals and inaccurately applied statistics have forced the authors to retract their paper -- the first official retraction ever for the three-year-old journal, notes the Guardian. In an officially published retraction of their paper, the authors acknowledged these mistakes as factors that compromised the results.
Read more: Scientists Retract "Peer-Reviewed" Paper on Rising Sea Levels Due to Errors
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Urge your Member of Congress to vote in support of three critically important pro-mining amendments being considered by the House today. If enacted, these amendments will help push back against EPA's regulatory destruction of the coal industry, bring back balance to the regulatory uncertainty hindering the coal industry, and provide high-paying jobs for our nation's hardworking miner's.
We urge you to call your representative or visit our Action Center and tell your Member of Congress to vote in support of:
- Amendment No.109 offered by Rep. Morgan Griffith of Virginia
- Amendment No. 216 offered by Rep. David McKinley of West Virginia
- Amendment No.498 offered by Rep. Bill Johnson of Ohio.
Contacting your Member of Congress via the NMA Action Center is easy and takes only a moment
CLICK HERE TO VISIT OUR ACTION CENTER - We need you to act now, votes are expected in the next 24 hours!
Thank you for making your voice heard.
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It is tournament time again and we are looking for FOC members who would like to award trophies at the different functions listed below. If you have an interest or plan to attend one or more of these tournaments and would like to award trophies please give the Association a call so that we can coordinate with WVSSAC.
February 18 – Swimming in Morgantown
February 26 – Wrestling in Huntington
March 12 – Girls’ Basketball in Charleston
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In his presentation to last week’s WV Coal’s Mining Symposium in Charleston, Senator Joe Manchin discussed his “maiden speech” on the floor of the United States Senate. The full text of Senator Manchin’s speech, made last Thursday, is included below.
Presented on the floor of the United States Senate, Washington, DC on Thursday, February 3, 2011.
Madam President, it is my great honor today to speak on the floor for the first time as a United States Senator.
I am truly humbled by this auspicious occasion and the enormous privilege to serve the greatest people in America - the people of West Virginia.
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CHARLESTON -- U.S. Senator Joe Manchin today addressed the annual West Virginia Coal Association Symposium, drawing applause from the crowd as he discussed his first piece of legislation, the “EPA Fair Play Act of 2011.”
“I believe it is absolutely wrong – the unbridled power that these agencies have. Or, the power they are exercising because they think they have it,” Senator Manchin said. “It’s wrong not just for West Virginia, it’s wrong for America.”
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by J.D. CHARLES, Staff Writer
The revocation of an approved surface mining permit could have devastating effects on Logan County and all of Appalachia if it sets a precedent, a Logan County official is warning.
Rocky Adkins said that there is more in the balance than just 250 good paying mining jobs and coal severance taxes.
Adkins said only surface mining operations in West Virginia, Kentucky and other parts of Appalachia have been singled out by the Environmental Protection Agency under the Obama administration and that West Virginia — in particular — has been hit hard by how the current EPA administration has chosen to interpret laws regarding the Spruce Mine permit.
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