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Coal-fired plant hits construction milestone

June 06, 2011 @ 10:05 PM
The Herald-Dispatch

MORGANTOWN -- The developer of a $2 billion coal-fired power plant in northern West Virginia says the project has reached a key milestone.

Longview Power said Monday that its plant in Maidsville has begun generating electricity. Commercial operations are expected to begin this summer.

Longview Power says hiring for the 695-megawatt plant is nearly complete. The plant will have 96 employees.

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WVU gets $5M from coal company owner

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - West Virginia University says it's getting $5 million from coal company owner Chris Cline.

WVU says the give announced Thursday will be split between the medical school and basketball program.

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7 CONSOL Energy Operations Earn West Virginia Safety Awards

PITTSBURGH, June 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Seven CONSOL Energy (NYSE:CNX - News) mining operations in West Virginia were named recipients of safety awards in May during the 28th annual State Council meeting of the Holmes Safety Association in Roanoke, W. Va.

The awards recognized each operation and its employees for their commitment to and record of safety excellence.

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Arch Coal's Coal-Mac Honored with West Virginia's Excellence in Reforestation Award

CHARLESTON, W.Va., June 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Arch Coal, Inc. (NYSE:ACI - News) today announced that its Coal-Mac, Inc. has earned the Excellence in Reforestation Award in West Virginia.

The Excellence in Reforestation Award was presented to Coal-Mac on behalf of the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) and the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection.  Coal-Mac planted more than 100,000 trees in 2010 alone.

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Logan Banner - My “American Dream”

Editor,

First of all, I thank you for allowing me to use freedom of the press. I am not funded by a job in coal mining, my family was raised healthy and educated by coal mining, and my husband and myself were too.

This life we have goes back to 1921 when real heroes of freedom fought against Federal Government thugs and others to start a union that is the United Mine Workers of America. They fought for safety, better wages, health care and security for their families’ future.