National Coal Council approves draft reports for DOE aimed at supporting US coal

摘要

National Coal Council members voted to finalize two reports offering suggestionsrnfor boosting U.S. coal exports and supporting the existing U.S. coalrnfleet in response to requests from U.S. Department of Energy Secretary RickrnPerry.rnThe National Coal Council is largely made up of representatives of the coalrnindustry and has advised the DOE since 1984. During an Oct. 1 meeting, therngroup voted to approve two separate reports on actions that could be takenrnto boost the U.S. coal industry, according to an Oct. 2 email from JosephrnGiove, director of coal business operations with the DOE and the designatedrnfederal officer that works with the group.