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WV should work to develop environmentally friendly ways to mine, use coal

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Coal is important to West Virginia and the world. While the Obama Administration tries its level best to make it nearly impossible to burn and mine this vital natural resource, the rest of the world has other ideas.

In growing economies like China and Vietnam, new coal-fired power plants are constantly being built.

This should be good news for the Mountain State, but in order to utilize this opportunity, we must find a way to burn and mine coal cleanly and with minimal environmental impact.

Some might say that's impossible, but when it comes to getting the job done, you can always count on West Virginia.