The West Virginia Coal Association hosted more than 50 members of the Society of Environmental Journalists (SEJ) by providing a tour of a working surface mine and discussing the process of mountaintop mining with the group. The tour was conducted by WVCA President Bill Raney and former Chairman Andrew Jordon. The site was Pritchard Mining’s Four-Mile mine near Marmet.
The group came into the area Wednesday, Oct. 15 for a workshop as part of the SEJ’s Annual Conference in Roanoke, Va. The topic of the presentation was Climate Change and Our Energy Future in Rural America.
October 20, 2008-- The West Virginia Coal Association hosted more than 50 members of the Society of Environmental Journalists (SEJ) by providing a tour of a working surface mine and discussing the process of mountaintop mining with the group. The tour was conducted by WVCA President Bill Raney and former Chairman Andrew Jordon. The site was Pritchard Mining’s Four-Mile mine near Marmet.
The group came into the area Wednesday, Oct. 15 for a workshop as part of the SEJ’s Annual Conference in Roanoke, Va. The topic of the presentation was Climate Change and Our Energy Future in Rural America.