The Register-Herald, Beckley, West Virginia

Local News

February 20, 2009

Governor urges coal to support renewable energy

CHARLESTON — Gov. Joe Manchin is asking coal producers to help West Virginia increase renewable energy production.

Speaking to the West Virginia Coal Association on Thursday, Manchin said mine operators need to support his plan to have renewable energy sources generate 10 percent of the state’s energy needs by 2015 and 25 percent by 2025.

Currently coal accounts for 98 percent of the state’s electrical production.

Manchin told industry representatives that they needed to support the development of wind, biofuels and solar facilities on mine sites.

The governor said by supporting renewable energy, the mining industry will have the credibility to join the national energy policy debate on issues such as global warming.

Text Only
Local News
AP Video
Air Canada Plane Makes Emergency Landing Raw Video: 19 Dead in Qatar Shopping Mall Fire Beryl Makes Landfall on Florida Coast Service Dogs Help Wash. Soldiers Battling PTSD Raw Video: Heckler Bursts in on Blair Testimony Japan Farmers Plant, Seek Radiation-free Rice UN Blames Syrian Forces for Shelling Houla Raw Video: Gay Protest Blocked in Moscow Vatican in Chaos After Butler Arrested for Leaks Jimmy Carter Endorses Egypt's Election Results Biden Addresses West Point Graduating Class Dozens of Children Killed in New Syria Attack Raw Video: Activists Allege Massacre in Syria NJ Man Charged With Murder in Death of Patz Support, Fun for Kids of Fallen Soldiers at Camp Fugitive Penguin Caught, Returned to Aquarium 50 Years Later, Underground Fire Still Burning Light Show Transforms Sydney Opera House Raw Video: Unruly Passenger Restrained in Miami Raw Video: Robber Uses Drive-thru Window
Hyperlocal Search
Premier Guide
Find a business

Walking Fingers
Maps, Menus, Store hours, Coupons, and more...
Premier Guide
Popular Searches
Powered by Local.com