Wheeling News Register
Estimates of the economic impact of Obama's war on coal had been vastly overblown. Heck, only 22 million Americans would suffer from it, the AP found. And, of course, the EPA, in announcing draconian new restrictions on coal-fired power plants, ...
Portland Daily Sun
Reading Christian MilNeil's diatribe against the coal industry and endorsement of the EPA setting regulations far outside its authority ("Coal in the stocking? Polluters deserve it," Dec. 29 column) calls for a review of some facts. ...
On December 13, the State Senate confirmed, without a dissenting vote, the appointment of Dr. Charles Somerville from Huntington to the Environmental Quality Board for a term ending June 30, 2014 and Bascombe Blake, Jr. from Morgantown for a term ending June 30, 2013.
David M. Flannery, a member of the Jackson Kelly PLLC Environmental Practice Group, was recently nominated and appointed as a member of the National Coal Council (NCC). He will serve a 2-year term from 2011-2013.
The Friends of Coal-West Virginia Facebook pages continues to build a following. We have now crossed more than 2,500 “friends” on the “Coal Friend” page and almost 1,100 “fans” on the Friends of Coal-West Virginia “fan” page. It is important to note that this has happened before an “official launch,” with people actually searching out the pages as we have developed them.
In addition, the Friends of Coal Ladies’ Auxiliary Facebook page continues to build its base, providing a constant stream of information, photos and video of the efforts of the Auxiliary during this holiday season. Drop by our pages on Facebook and join our growing family of friends today.
The Friends of Coal Ladies Auxiliary “Giving Hearts” program continues to be a major success. In its third year, the program reaches out to the community to offer assistance to those in need. "We raised enough funding this year to provide Christmas for 63 families -- more than 300 individuals," said Regina Fairchild of the Auxiliary. "The majority of these needy families were deployed military. We reached out across West Virginia as far as Wheeling and Camp Dawson, literally doubling our number of families from 2010. We are all so very blessed and it truly was an overwhelming experience. Each child receives three gifts of their choice, clothing, each parent receives a gift. Enough food is provided for each family for at least two weeks. Imagine all the turkeys and hams, cases of water, juice, potatoes alone."