3:00 | 26.01.2011
Statement from ACCCE President in Response to the State of the Union Address
The following statement was released today by the American Coalition
for Clean Coal Electricity President and CEO Steve Miller in response to
President Obama’s State of the Union Address:
“Sustained economic growth, competiveness in the global marketplace and
the creation of millions of American jobs depend on sensible regulations
and policies.
“The most important thing President Obama and Congress can do to ‘win
the future’ is work together to create jobs, help families cope and get
our economy growing. Sound energy policies that ensure a vital role for
coal are essential to accomplishing these goals.
“In 2011, half of U.S. households will devote at least 20 percent of
their after-tax income to energy. Ten years ago, these households spent
only 12 percent of their income on energy. The affordability of
coal-fueled electricity has helped moderate this increase in energy
costs, and continued reliance on coal can help the U.S. to recover
economically and American businesses to compete globally.”
About ACCCE
The American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity (ACCCE) is a
non-profit, non-partisan partnership of companies involved in producing
electricity from coal. Because coal is America’s most abundant energy
resource, ACCCE supports energy policies that balance coal’s vital role
in meeting our country’s growing need for affordable and reliable
electricity with the need to protect the environment. ACCCE also
advocates for the development and deployment of advanced clean coal
technologies that will produce electricity with near-zero emissions. For
more information, visit www.cleancoalusa.org
or www.americaspower.org.
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