Comments on: Rutherford County Republicans vote to pollute Tennessee waterways http://www.rutherfordcountydemocrats.org/2009/06/rutherford-county-republicans-vote-to-pollute-tennessee-waterways/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:16:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Elmer Gantry http://www.rutherfordcountydemocrats.org/2009/06/rutherford-county-republicans-vote-to-pollute-tennessee-waterways/comment-page-1/#comment-2357 Elmer Gantry Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:04:01 +0000 http://www.rutherfordcountydemocrats.org/?p=601#comment-2357 United Coal Company --> John M. Gregory --> TNGA Lt. Governor Ron Ramsey Tennessee Lt. Governor Ron Ramsey is apparently O.K. with destroying mountain ranges all across Tennessee, Virginia, and West Vriginia - my question about Ramsey is how does United Coal Company (now headquartered in Bristol,Tennessee) now figure into mountain top coal removal of U.S. coal reserves for export (and not necessarily all for U.S. energy requirements) to the former republics of the Soviet Union?: Airborne particle pollution from coal: why Tennessee is a "red state" (December 2, 2008) http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=179x4455 Tennessee Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey at May 2008 Keynote Session of ECC conference and exposition (Kingsport, Tennessee; 404 Not Found) http://www.easterncoalcouncil.com/2008_Conf_Prog_MAY_2.pdf Eastern Coal Council News Release #1 September 9, 2009 - ECC Celebrates 31st Annual Conference (2010) http://www.easterncoalcouncil.com/2010-Documents/NEWS-RELEASE-1.pdf "The EASTERN COAL COUNCIL is a membership organization of industries, businesses, educators, and [b]elected officials[/b] who have joined together for the purpose of promoting coal." "The Eastern Coal Council's 31st annual conference and exposition will be held May 24 & 25, 2010. The meeting will be at the Meadowview Convention Center, Kingsport TN. Limited exhibit space is available. Register today for this important meeting." [b]Wealthiest man in Europe buys United Coal Co.[/b] http://www.themountaineagle.com/news/2009-05-06/Front_Page/Wealthiest_man_in_Europe_buys_United_Coal_Co.html United Coal Company - Wikipedia[ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Coal_Company "United Coal Company (UCC), a nonunion coal mining company headquartered in Teays Valley, West Virginia, is a leading producer of high grade metallurgical coals, with operations in Virginia, West Virginia and Kentucky and a subsidiary of the United Management Company, headquartered at Bristol, Virginia. In May 2009 Ukrainian business group Metinvest purchased the company for an estimated $1 billion [1]. United in 2006 allowed former King Pharmaceuticals executives John M. Gregory and Joseph "Joe" Gregory of Bristol, Tennessee and of SJ Investments, LLC and Gregory Energy Partners, LLC to invest in the company. The Gregory brothers are its first investors outside the McGlothlin family.[2] Executives of the company are listed among the contributors to the United Company Political Action Committee." United Coal Company –> John M. Gregory –> TNGA Lt. Governor Ron Ramsey

Tennessee Lt. Governor Ron Ramsey is apparently O.K. with destroying mountain ranges all across Tennessee, Virginia, and West Vriginia - my question about Ramsey is how does United Coal Company (now headquartered in Bristol,Tennessee) now figure into mountain top coal removal of U.S. coal reserves for export (and not necessarily all for U.S. energy requirements) to the former republics of the Soviet Union?:

Airborne particle pollution from coal: why Tennessee is a “red state” (December 2, 2008)
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=179×4455

Tennessee Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey at May 2008 Keynote Session of ECC conference and exposition (Kingsport, Tennessee; 404 Not Found)
http://www.easterncoalcouncil.com/2008_Conf_Prog_MAY_2.pdf

Eastern Coal Council
News Release #1 September 9, 2009 - ECC Celebrates 31st Annual Conference (2010)
http://www.easterncoalcouncil.com/2010-Documents/NEWS-RELEASE-1.pdf

“The EASTERN COAL COUNCIL is a membership organization of industries, businesses, educators, and [b]elected officials[/b] who have joined together for the purpose of promoting coal.”

“The Eastern Coal Council’s 31st annual conference and exposition will be held May 24 & 25, 2010. The meeting will be at the Meadowview Convention Center, Kingsport TN. Limited exhibit space is available. Register today for this important meeting.”

[b]Wealthiest man in Europe buys United Coal Co.[/b]
http://www.themountaineagle.com/news/2009-05-06/Front_Page/Wealthiest_man_in_Europe_buys_United_Coal_Co.html

United Coal Company - Wikipedia[
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Coal_Company

"United Coal Company (UCC), a nonunion coal mining company headquartered in Teays Valley, West Virginia, is a leading producer of high grade metallurgical coals, with operations in Virginia, West Virginia and Kentucky and a subsidiary of the United Management Company, headquartered at Bristol, Virginia.

In May 2009 Ukrainian business group Metinvest purchased the company for an estimated $1 billion [1].

United in 2006 allowed former King Pharmaceuticals executives John M. Gregory and Joseph “Joe” Gregory of Bristol, Tennessee and of SJ Investments, LLC and Gregory Energy Partners, LLC to invest in the company. The Gregory brothers are its first investors outside the McGlothlin family.[2]

Executives of the company are listed among the contributors to the United Company Political Action Committee.”

]]> By: w http://www.rutherfordcountydemocrats.org/2009/06/rutherford-county-republicans-vote-to-pollute-tennessee-waterways/comment-page-1/#comment-1600 w Thu, 04 Jun 2009 20:54:54 +0000 http://www.rutherfordcountydemocrats.org/?p=601#comment-1600 This should be some good ammunition for 2010. This should be some good ammunition for 2010.

]]> By: Donna http://www.rutherfordcountydemocrats.org/2009/06/rutherford-county-republicans-vote-to-pollute-tennessee-waterways/comment-page-1/#comment-1599 Donna Thu, 04 Jun 2009 18:32:47 +0000 http://www.rutherfordcountydemocrats.org/?p=601#comment-1599 I wonder how Rutherford County's hunters and fisherman will view their Republican legislators voting like this. Has anybody emailed this to all those groups? I wonder how Rutherford County’s hunters and fisherman will view their Republican legislators voting like this. Has anybody emailed this to all those groups?

]]> By: Michael http://www.rutherfordcountydemocrats.org/2009/06/rutherford-county-republicans-vote-to-pollute-tennessee-waterways/comment-page-1/#comment-1598 Michael Thu, 04 Jun 2009 16:51:27 +0000 http://www.rutherfordcountydemocrats.org/?p=601#comment-1598 Why should anyone not be surprised with the fact that Republicans continually vote for Corporations and with their lobbyists not for working people. Why should anyone not be surprised with the fact that Republicans continually vote for Corporations and with their lobbyists not for working people.

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