To meet our mission statement, we continue to offer a strong mix of our traditional publications, events, and conferences.
Newsletters
While they still offer the most up-to-date information on ACC and industry events, social media links, and guest editorials, our monthly newsletters have been reformatted and moved to www.americancoalonline.com/newsletter as part of our expanded work with Lester Publications. All readers are welcomed to sign up for the quarterly edition of American Coal Advisory. ACC members are welcomed to request access to the monthly Members’ Update newsletter.
Social Media
ACC social media outlets are just one more tool we use to provide easy to follow updates for our members and the public. Through regular posts on energy and environmental news, public policy updates, and information from other allied associations, we maintain an active presence on the Coalblog (www.coalblog.org), and also host our own Facebook, and Twitter pages. Make sure you “Like” and “Follow” us, and sign up for our RSS feeds.
Committees
Our Coal 2.0 Alliance brings together a diverse group of experts who are committed to development and utilization of engineered coal fuel technologies and coal preparation technologies through enhancing awareness of their environmental and efficiency performance benefits. This committee is actively involved in industry programs, advocacy efforts, and the creation and distribution of fact sheets and other information. The Engineered Fuels fact sheet is available for free download in the “Facts” section of the ACC website.
The Tomorrow’s Leadership Council (TLC) brings together a new group of executive talent each year and works to advance and vest them 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 goals. 2010 marked the completion of the second successful year of the TLC group. Both years’ projects – 2009’s “Coal Fundamentals” and 2010’s “Coal Unplugged” – are available on the Members’ section of the ACC website. The 2011 annual project involves the use of social media outlets as a business information tool.
We have now had over thirty executives complete the TLC program and with twelve companies now actively involved in the 2011 program, we expect another productive year.
Monthly Coal Q&A Webcasts
The Coal Q&A program provides an interactive forum for industry participants to engage one another in a discussion of the critical issues affecting our industry. Each month a diverse group of 30 to 50 industry members listens to expert commentary on timely topics. After the presentation, forum attendees take part in a Q&A session, querying the presenter on further details of their topic. Background information and resources on the critical issues addressed are available in the “Issues” section of the ACC website, and ACC members can access past Coal Q&A audio and slide decks via the Members’ section.
Utility Coal Compliance (UCC) Webcasts
The UCC webcast program is a new effort for 2011. In this series of six webcasts, we have invited industry experts to address the challenges utilities are facing as they use coal as a generation fuel. The programs have and will speak to the following issues: Optimizing Compliance Solutions, Increasing Fuel Flexibility Choices, Power Plant Coping Mechanisms, Reducing CO2 Density, Fuel Quality Blending, and Supply Chain Challenges in Converting to Full or Partial Biomass.
While extensive, this list still does not cover all of ACC’s activities. We remain active in public presentations and industry gatherings, working closely with member companies and other allied associations, academics and researchers, elected officials, and government employees. ACC staff also regularly interacts with national media, providing insight and comment for their work, as well as publishing articles and opinion in various other publications.
As I discussed in my opening lines above, all of our activities remain firmly focused on promoting coal as an economic, abundant and environmentally sound energy fuel source. Our educational programs, advocacy support, peer-to-peer networking forums and market intelligence work to meet that mission goal and to allow our members to advance their marketing and management capabilities.
We’re here to help and serve your needs. So, as potential or existing members of this organization, we invite your comments and input and encourage your involvement.
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