For Immediate Release: May 16, 2013
In response to today's confirmation of Ernest Moniz as U.S. Energy Secretary, ACCCE President and CEO Robert M. "Mike" Duncan released the following statement:
"As America's leading power supplier, the coal industry looks forward to working with Secretary Moniz on a comprehensive energy plan for the future. Thanks to investments in clean coal technology, emissions from coal-fueled power plants have been reduced by 90 percent over the past several decades. Secretary Moniz has been a supporter of clean coal technology, and we hope that the Department of Energy under his leadership will help the industry build on this success. 21st Century Coal provides affordable, reliable electricity to meet the country's growing demands and is a critical component of any plan to make America energy independent."
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