Mr. Claus Goes to Washington

Don’t you just love it when things work out the way you want them to? This morning we armed 30 Santas with stockings full of coal and sent them to Capitol Hill to pay a visit to busy congressional staffers who have apparently been very good this year!

The Santa posse hit all the congressional office buildings, plus the Union Station and Capitol South Metro stops with our message that coal for Christmas is actually a GOOD thing. We hope that this event will make people understand that coal is affordable, reliable and a good gift for both the economy AND the environment.

We were a little worried about how our Santas would be received, but they were a big hit. Everyone loved the stockings and coal-shaped chocolate that Santa handed out from his sack and many people decided the skip the lines at the mall this season and have their pictures taken with Santa right there on the street.

Not being the type of person to stay in one place too long (he does travel the entire world in one night) our Santas also dropped by presidential campaign offices in South Carolina, Nevada and Iowa to spread our holiday message of energy independence!

Perhaps Santa handed some coal to you himself. Or perhaps you saw the coverage in The Hill newspaper

We’re happy Santa could take some time out of his busy schedule to drive a point. Energy security and the environment are important things to many Americans, and by continuing to invest in technologies to further improve the environmental capability of our nation’s most abundant energy resource helps to satisfy the wishes of a lot of folks who have been good all year long.

Thanks again Santa, and happy holidays to everyone.