The Friends of Coal is continuing its outreach efforts on several fronts into the fall. In addition to a full schedule of conferences and events planned for the fall, the organization is hosting various groups of college students interested in learning about the industry.
Next week, the Friends of Coal will meet with a group of students from Nebraska in conjunction with Wheeling Jesuit University. In addition, we are continuing planning for another in our series of regional coal symposiums. The next one is being planned for southern West Virginia within the next few weeks.
If you are interested in having the Friends of Coal represented at your event or meeting, please give us a call at 304.342.4153 or email us at theadley@wvcoal.com or sdavison@wvcoal.com.
What do individuals think when the word coal comes to mind? Usually, heat, use in generation of electric, mining, way of life for millions of individuals, etc. Yes, those are the normal thoughts, but what about by products of the industry? Nature has treated the United States generously with excellent coal resources and much more is derived from the coal industry than just lumps of the black material from our land. That is only the beginning of a process that provides the world a multitude of products that are very beneficial in our every day life. We all know that we get Power and Heat if we burn coal. In addition, processing of coal provides us with hundreds of useful products.
wvgazette.com
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Greg Fowler remembered drag racing his 1967 Chevelle Super Sport up and down West Virginia's roads.
In the '60s, drag racing on unpopulated rural roads was a normal activity for 20-somethings with fast cars.
One of their favorite spots to race was in Mason County, on a stretch of W.Va. 62 between Point Pleasant and Leon that the racers dubbed Wilson's Stretch -- so named for the family that owned a farm near the road.
Fowler and his friends discovered that the Wilsons would not call the police on the drag racing party as long as they steered clear of the farm.
by Alek Duerksen, guest columnist, Collegiate Times
I write this letter in response to Matt Schmitt’s column “Mountaintop mining endangers beauty, economy of Appalachia,” (CT, Sept. 28). I take issue with numerous statements he made in his article, in addition to the overall message. I will address each sequentially as they appeared in the piece.
First, “men in business suits command an arsenal of weaponry with the sole purpose of mining the earth from beneath our very feet.” My first point would be that the earth is not mined from beneath our very feet. Mining companies reach out to landowners long before mining ever starts and negotiate a royalty agreement or property purchase which benefits all parties; land owners must give their express permission before mining can occur.