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Coal Industry Opposes Natural Gas Pipeline State Leaders Support

Coal Association President Chris Hamilton said the 300-mile Mountain Valley Pipeline would displace coal-fired electricity generation in North Carolina.

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Coal Industry Wants Legislature's Help To Recruit And Train Miners

Hamilton said Senate Bill 157 could help do that, by funding the Coalfield Community Development Office.

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Coal Keeps The Lights On, For Now, At The Mountaineer Power Plant

Mountaineer has been generating electric power since Jimmy Carter was president. But due to changing environmental regulations and the competition from natural gas and renewable energy, time could be running out.

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Public Forum to Be Held on Energy & How it Relates to W.Va.'s Economy

Representatives of the coal and gas industry as well as solar are expected to speak at a public forum in Martinsburg next week. The forum is about energy…

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