House Subcommittee Hearing in Abingdon
On Monday, July 16, 2012, the Subcommittee on Energy and Power held a field hearing at the Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center in Abingdon, Virginia. Open to the public, it came as no surprise that nearly 500 people attended this event. The hearing was a continuation of the subcommittee’s American Energy Initiative hearing. … Read more »
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/coal-continues-to-be-major-issue-in-virginia-2012-07-16
WASHINGTON, July 16, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Congressional Hearing highlights Virginia's frustration with the Obama Administration's regulations
Alpha Natural Resources President Paul Vining, testifying at a congressional hearing today in Abingdon, Va., said, "While there is no question… Read more »
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-07-16/republicans-bring-charge-of-obama-war-on-coal-to-virginia-1-.html
By Mark Drajem -
Republicans took their complaints about President Barack Obama’s rules to curb pollution from coal power plants to rural Virginia, saying the regulations will harm the economy of the election battleground state.
Joining the lawmakers at a hearing in the… Read more »
The June Jobs Report
The latest jobs report is not good. In June, U.S. employers added just 80,000 jobs. About one-third of the jobs gained were in temporary help agencies. Though the above numbers will get a lot of media attention, they don’t seem to be telling the whole story. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the percentage of American people… Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith released the following statement today after learning Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. plans to curtail coal mining operations in its northern and southern Kentucky business units as continued market pressures and new regulations on coal-fired power plants make production from certain mines in those areas uneconomic:
“I’m sorry to hear that Alpha has to take… Read more »
All Fossil Fuels are Next
In an editorial board meeting with the San Francisco Chronicle in 2008, then Senator Obama made a comment that has always troubled me:
“When I was asked earlier about the issue of coal, you know, under my plan of a cap and trade system, electricity rates would necessarily skyrocket. Even regardless of what I say about whether coal is good or bad. Because I’m… Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement today after the release of the May jobs report showed unemployment ticked up to 8.2%:
“Unfortunately for the American people, this latest jobs report is just more evidence of an economy that remains static. I, for one, am ready for change. This month marks the 40th consecutive month of more than 8% unemployment… Read more »
Coal Issue Catches Fire In Presidential Campaign
By Pierre Bertrand, International Business Times
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The Obama administration is increasingly under fire for its policy on coal.
At a conference hosted by the Eastern Coal Council on Monday in Kingsport, Tenn., speakers said President Barack Obama's Environmental Protection Agency is "at war with the coal… Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement after one of the country’s largest regional power grid operators, PJM Interconnection, announced the results of its annual auction that locks in electricity capacity prices three years in advance:
“The Obama Administration’s war on coal has consequences. This auction, which establishes capacity prices for 2015-2016 –… Read more »
Griffith Attends Graduations
This past weekend many young men and women closed a very special chapter in their lives. From Virginia Tech and Wytheville Community College to Mountain Empire Community College and The Appalachian College of Pharmacy, hundreds across the Ninth District received their college degrees.
The students and faculty at Mountain Empire Community… Read more »
