Clean Coal Van making the rounds in Iowa

Note: While ABEC does not endorse any of the presidential candidates, we are stopping by as many campaign events as we can to spread the message of our commitment to clean.

Here is a dispatch from the Iowa Power Van, which dropped by the Republican debate in Des Moines on Wednesday.

We're making good strides in getting the candidates to talk about how clean coal should play a part in America's energy future.

In the last few days, ABEC members attended Iowa events with John Edwards, Mike Huckabee, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and Mitt Romney.

Winter weather has hit Iowa, but it is not slowing the pace of campaigning.

The clean coal van continues to log miles in the snow and ice and has become a recognizable element at campaign events. It even made an appearance at Friday's annual Iowa Farm Bureau Dinner where Fred Thompson was the guest speaker.

ABEC members also voiced support for sensible energy policies in a news release that was distributed to daily and weekly papers in the state.