http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/e2-wire/250143-gop-says-coal-mine-closures-underscore-obama-war-on-coal
By Zack Colman - 09/18/12 03:00 PM ET
Republicans used a large coal firm’s decision to halt mining at eight sites Tuesday to attack President Obama’s regulatory policies that the GOP says targets the coal industry.
Alpha Natural Resources, which possesses the world’s third-largest… Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) released the following statement regarding the news that coal producer Alpha Natural Resources will be cutting production and eliminating 1,200 jobs companywide, including 400 with the immediate closing of eight mines in West Virginia, Virginia, and Pennsylvania:
“The announcement of layoffs in Buchanan and Wise, added to the layoffs of two weeks ago… Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement after learning that CONSOL Energy will temporarily idle, effective today, its Buchanan Mine in Southwest Virginia:
“With this Administration’s ongoing war on coal, unfortunately, today’s extremely disappointing news doesn’t come as a surprise. Our economy is struggling. With current policies, the down economy… Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) released the following statement today after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit struck down an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulation to control air pollution in the eastern United States:
“Thankfully we’re seeing a growing pattern in the courts. Today, a federal court found yet another example of the EPA… Read more »
Virginia Tech’s Energy Harvesting Workshop
In front of experts from across the country and around the globe, on Tuesday, August 7, I had the privilege of delivering the keynote speech at Virginia Tech’s Seventh Annual Energy Harvesting Workshop in Blacksburg. Like in years past, VT’s workshop is designed to bring these experts together to discuss and review past developments,… Read more »
PR Newswire
Count on Coal campaign forcing candidates to take sides in the 'war on coal'
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- New billboard advertising in six battleground states across the country is asking voters if they know where candidates stand on coal use and affordable electricity. The recently launched Count on Coal campaign (www.countoncoal.org) has… Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) released the following statement today after delivering the keynote speech at Virginia Tech’s Seventh Annual Energy Harvesting Workshop in Blacksburg:
“Days like today keep me energized and hopeful about America’s future. My vision for the nation’s energy policy is straightforward – drill, dig, discover, and deregulate. Experts from across… Read more »
Food versus Fuel
In 2005, Congress passed a law – the Energy Policy Act – with the purpose of reducing the U.S.’s dependence on foreign oil. Seven years later, according to a January 23, 2012 CRS report, our dependence on foreign oil hasn’t been reduced at all, and the average price of corn has jumped from $2 per bushel to almost $8 per bushel. Certain provisions in the Energy… Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) released the following statement after the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia handed down a decisive victory for coal miners and mining in the case National Mining Association v. Jackson:
“This is a major victory for coal miners and mining. As I’ve said in the past, and the court ruled today, the EPA was overstepping its statutory… Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) released the following statement today after the House Energy and Power Subcommittee held a field hearing in Abingdon, Virginia on the EPA’s Proposed Greenhouse Gas New Source Performance Standard for Utilities:
“I am so thankful that the people of Southwest Virginia had the opportunity to add their voices to the conversation about the Obama… Read more »
