President George W. Bush will speak at the West Virginia Coal Association's annual meeting next Thursday at The Greenbrier Resort, White House spokesman Blair Jones said today.
"The president will talk about overall energy issues and the importance of clean coal technologies and nuclear power technologies," Jones said.
Bill Raney, president of the West Virginia Coal Association, said today, "We're so very honored that the President has chosen to come to West Virginia and to the West Virginia Coal Association's meeting as an opportunity to talk about energy and the needs we have and the important part that West Virginia coal miners and coal mines play in this nation's energy picture."
The meeting will be July 31 through Aug. 3. Also scheduled to speak:
* West Virginia University Interim President Peter Magrath.
* Michael Morris, president and chief executive officer of American Electric Power.
* Jim Boyd of John T. Boyd Co. will discuss coal markets. John T. Boyd Co. is a mining consulting company.
* Hal Quinn, senior vice president of the National Mining Association, will talk about national issues relating to coal.
* Randy Huffman, secretary of the state Department of Environmental Protection.
* Homer Hickam, one of the original Rocket Boys and author of the recently released book, "Red Helmet."
Contact writer George Hohmann at busin...@dailymail.com or 348-4836.
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From: Malyka Knapp-Smith <mknappsmith@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, Jul 25, 2008 at 6:19 PM
Subject: joy of joys....can we go protest???????
To: Daniel Chiotos <trouserdude@gmail.com>
President George W. Bush will speak at the West Virginia Coal Association's annual meeting next Thursday at The Greenbrier Resort, White House spokesman Blair Jones said today.
"The president will talk about overall energy issues and the importance of clean coal technologies and nuclear power technologies," Jones said.
Bill Raney, president of the West Virginia Coal Association, said today, "We're so very honored that the President has chosen to come to West Virginia and to the West Virginia Coal Association's meeting as an opportunity to talk about energy and the needs we have and the important part that West Virginia coal miners and coal mines play in this nation's energy picture."
The meeting will be July 31 through Aug. 3. Also scheduled to speak:
* West Virginia University Interim President Peter Magrath.
* Michael Morris, president and chief executive officer of American Electric Power.
* Jim Boyd of John T. Boyd Co. will discuss coal markets. John T. Boyd Co. is a mining consulting company.
* Hal Quinn, senior vice president of the National Mining Association, will talk about national issues relating to coal.
* Randy Huffman, secretary of the state Department of Environmental Protection.
* Homer Hickam, one of the original Rocket Boys and author of the recently released book, "Red Helmet."
Contact writer George Hohmann at busin...@dailymail.com or 348-4836.
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