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2012
Letter to Editor, Associated Press
The AP's Oct. 22 article, " 'War on coal' label obscures battlefield realities," uses disparate facts to reach the wrong conclusion. Irrespective of who came up with the term, the residents of hundreds of coal mining and coal using communities throughout America's heartland believe the administration is waging something tantamount to a war on their economic futures—whether that future depends on a job in coal mining, a utility job or a job in manufacturing.
Speech before the Boy Scouts of America 2012 Sustainability Summit
By Hal Quinn, President & CEO
Panel Discussion: State of the Industries Panel: Sustainability and Building Future Shareholder Value
Letter to the Editor, Washington Post
In response to the editorial: The Marketplace is Turning Away From Coal
With the Washington Post cheering for the demise of an industry that powers this nation's prosperity, it is no mystery why voters outside the beltway view this town's priorities as upside-down. With nearly 250 years of coal in the U.S., Gov. Romney's question, "Why in the heck wouldn't we use it?" is a serious one for our energy future—and one the Post's editorial board fails to answer in a thoughtful way.
Letter to the Editor, New York Times
Re “An American Model for Tech Jobs?” If the White House is to “bring manufacturing home,” it must first help establish domestic supply chains of minerals — raw materials vital to American industry.





