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The recent Friends of Coal Rally in Abingdon had a decidedly Republican face on it. Although flyers advertising the rally claimed that all Congressional candidates had been invited, I was not. I’ve had a longstanding commitment to coal miners and have worked to support improved black lung legislation
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There are many ways to green up any business, large or small—and an added benefit might just be saving money. Just like individuals, businesses can measure their carbon footprints to get a sense of where they are starting from and to get some initial ideas of areas to focus on to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
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A week ago, I met 2,000 people who would like nothing more than to give President Obama a lump of coal on Election Day. But what they really want to do is keep giving the entire nation coal-the coal we need for our coal-fired power plants, for our domestic steel production, and to reduce our reliance on foreign energy sources
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Congressman Goodlatte has been a leader in Congress in working to address the unintended consequences the government’s support of ethanol has created
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The Washington Redskins announced today that they will retain their corporate headquarters in the Commonwealth
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Gov. Bob McDonnell today announced the Office of Transportation Public-Private Partnerships’ (OTP3) “pipeline” of candidate projects
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Carmeuse Lime & Stone will invest $45 million to expand its manufacturing operation in Frederick County
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June marks the 100 year anniversary of the minimum wage. We should take this occasion to recognize an even more dispiriting fact about the low-wage workforce: It could have been a thing of the past
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Along with the rise in the popularity of organic food has come an increased awareness about the dangers lurking on so-called “conventionally produced” foods
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Bob Goodlatte’s ethanol subsidies and Renewable Fuel Standard mandates are driving us to the edge of an economic cliff
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