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“These brave, hardworking men and women go into the dark bowels of America to give us lights and fuel our economic needs.”

miner-78481289 Some people are not realistic. I observed a group singing “save our mountains, save our trees” while playing wooden guitars.

We will continue to battle vigorously and unapologetically for coal and America’s coal miners. May the winds of change bring support to America’s most important energy industry.

Pray for these heroes – our American COAL miners – who stand ready to save America. These brave, hardworking men and women go into the dark bowels of America to give us lights and fuel our economic needs. God Bless our COAL miners and God Bless America. Thank God for COAL.

rutherford-by-casey-price Wayne T. Rutherford is serving his sixth term as judge-executive of Pike County, Ky. Located in the heart of central Appalachia, Pike County prides itself on coal and Rutherford is one of the most outspoken supporters of coal in the nation.
Pike County is No. 1 in the Commonwealth of Kentucky in coal production. If Pike County were a state, it would be tenth in the country in production of coal.
As a young judge-executive, Rutherford traveled to Frankfort, Kentucky’s capital, with an idea that has benefitted Pike County and other coal-producing counties for years and will do so for years to come. That idea: coal severance tax. Deemed the “Father of the Coal Severance Tax” by Kentucky’s leading newspapers, billions of dollars have been given back to develop coal-producing counties and have been put into the coffers of state government.
When coal is under attack, Rutherford stands on the forefront of the fight for coal, calling coal the “hero” and not the “villain” so many try to make it out to be. Coal is currently under attack by the Environmental Protection Agency and Rutherford has fought continuously for the coal industry and the coal miners.
Rutherford trademarked Pike County “America’s Energy Capital™” and works tirelessly to advance and expand energy initiatives throughout the county.
Wayne T. Rutherford is serving his sixth term as Pike County Judge/Executive. A noted historian and researcher, he trademarked Pike County as “America’s Energy Capital™.” Pike County is Kentucky’s No. 1 coal producer. This speech was given and these facts presented during the East Kentucky Leadership Conference’s panel discussion called “Fate & Future of Coal and Alternative Energy Sources.”

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