McCain Campaign Launches Coalition to Protect Coal Jobs

The Coal Miner

McCain Campaign Launches Coalition to Protect Coal Jobs
ARLINGTON, VA — U.S. Senator John McCain’s presidential campaign today launched the Coalition to Protect Coal Jobs. The coalition, a nationwide group including members of Congress, state government and other influential leaders, will spread the message about the importance of clean coal technology and the advantages of tapping the country’s vast coal reserves. The group will also speak out to protect critical coal jobs when they come under attack from the most anti-American energy ticket in history.
In addition to providing domestic energy, the coal industry is a critical part of the economy in several states. As part of John McCain’s “all of the above” energy plan, the Lexington Project, clean coal will be a key component of the drive to energy independence.
John McCain’s support for clean coal technology is in sharp contrast with both Barack Obama and his running mate, Joe Biden. Earlier this year Barack Obama said, “What we ought to tax is dirty energy, like coal” and just last week, Joe Biden claimed to be a “hard-coal miner” on his trip to Virginia, saying that it was “nice to be back in coal country.” Yet a few days earlier in Ohio, Senator Biden said he wants “no coal plants here in America” and that he and Barack Obama are “not supporting clean coal.”
Obama’s Legislative Record Shows He Has Opposed Coal:
In 2007, Obama Voted Against Mandating The Production Of Six Billion Gallons Of Clean Coal-Derived Fuels. “Bunning, R-Ky., amendment no. 1628 to the Reid, D-Nev., substitute amendment no. 1502.
The Bunning amendment would mandate that 6 billion gallons of clean coal-derived fuels’ be produced by 2022. It would define these fuels as having 20 percent fewer greenhouse gas emissions than gasoline and being produced by facilities that capture 100 percent of carbon dioxide emissions.” (H.R. 6, CQ Vote #213: Rejected 39-55: R 39-6; D 0-47; I 0-2, 6/19/07, Obama Voted Nay)
Obama: “The Bunning amendment would have been premature in requiring the production of billions of gallons of coal-to-liquids without providing strong environmental safeguards to ensure that this new fuel alleviates, not worsens, our climate crisis.”
(Sen. Barack Obama, “Obama Statement On Coal-To-Liquid Fuel Proposals,” Press Release, 6/19/07)
In 2007, Obama Voted Against Authorizing Funds For Coal-To-Liquid Fuels. “Inhofe, R-Okla., amendment no. 1505 to the Reid substitute amendment no. 1502. The Inhofe amendment would expedite the permitting process for the expansion of refinery facilities and authorize funds for the development of coal-to-liquid and cellulosic biomass fuels.” (H.R. 6, CQ Vote #210: Rejected 43-52: R 43-2; D 0-48; I 0-2, 6/13/07, Obama Voted Nay)
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Wild Thing’s comment…………..
This whole Obama thing is not pro working class.
Battle ground states currently; NM, CO, PA, VA, WV, OH
All produce coal. Obama and Biden have given statements that they want to end coal burning. Coal mining will suffer.
Joe Biden claimed to be a “hard-coal miner” on his trip to Virginia, saying that it was “nice to be back in coal country. Yet a few days earlier in Ohio, Senator Biden said he wants “no coal plants here in America” and that he and Barack Obama are “not supporting clean coal.”