The American Coal Council’s Vision and Mission Statement [...] Continue reading
If you look at the cover of this magazine you see a Newton’s Cradle; a gadget that does more than just look cool on a manager’s desk. This item was developed to demonstrate the scientific principle of conservation of momentum and energy.
While I’m sure that most have seen a Newton’s Cradle before, for those who haven’t, when you lift and release one of the balls in [...] Continue reading
The complex and dynamic nature of our industry insured that the American Coal Council (ACC) stayed very busy in 2010. Looking forward, 2011 promises to be every bit as busy and productive. [...] Continue reading
There is an interesting article on istockanalyst.com that describes the efforts of state senator, Kris Jordan to repeal Ohio’s Alternative Energy Portfolio Standard (AEPS). Jordan is unabashed in explaining his reasoning for this move. He is pushing the repeal to help [...] Continue reading
In June of this year, I had the opportunity to participate in a National Women’s Leadership Summit in Anchorage, Alaska, hosted by The Louisiana Center for Women & Government and chaired by Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA). I was invited to speak on a panel that posed [...] Continue reading
American Coal’s 2011 Event Dates
We also hold regular Coal Q&A and Utility Coal Compliance webcast events. Please refer to www.accevents.org or call 202-756-4540 for additional dates, and registration information on our events schedule. [...] Continue reading
American Coal Council 2011 Board of Directors [...] Continue reading
American Coal Council 2011 list of member companies. [...] Continue reading
American Coal Council 2010 list of Champion & Patron sponsors [...] Continue reading
The ACC’s Tomorrow’s Leadership Council (TLC) is designed to advance and vest executive talent in the coal industry. The Council provides a meaningful opportunity for up-and-coming executives to enhance their industry knowledge and networks through projects and activities that advance industry-wide objectives as well as professional development [...] Continue reading
Welcome to the beautiful 5th Congressional District of Colorado, which I have the honor of representing in Congress. Thank you for inviting me to join you here this morning. It is truly an honor to be here with you today. […] My staff and I have the privilege of interacting with some of your companies on a frequent basis.
I currently serve as the [...] Continue reading
We, as Americans, cannot continue to kick the can down the road. How can we get the facts with some polls showing most Americans are ignorant to the United States’ budget situation?
Facts are sometimes a stubborn thing. Let’s take a hard look at America’s financial and energy realities of today: debt and deficiency, instability in the Middle East where [...] Continue reading
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is currently developing a range of new regulations under the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act and Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). These new federal regulations, as they are made final over the next year, are likely to result in substantial capital investments for many coal-fueled generators, and retirement for others. ICF projects that thes [...] Continue reading
These topics are interrelated since a discussion of “how much should be levied” is typically based on what is “fair” and, in order to be able to determine whether what the mining industry pays is “fair,” one should know all of the amounts the mining industry pays to government.
Increases to royalties and taxes
A natural and [...] Continue reading
Do you ever get tired of the constant, droning end times dirge played out in the media and by the green industry?
If it’s not species extinctions, it will be raising sea levels. If it isn’t the sea, it will be glaciers. Not glaciers? How about clearcut logging, or mining, or [...] Continue reading
Unfortunately for Al Gore, but fortunately for the rest of us, much of what we heard in his 24 Hours of Reality extravaganza was pure fantasy.
Gore is completely wrong when he tells us that the science of climate change is settled. If his “Climate Reality Project” actually did promote climate realism, he would tell us that the [...] Continue reading
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