Archive for July, 2012

NEW VIDEO: Dale Jr., Business Owner

Much like a driver on the track, America needs the best tools and team to succeed.  Luckily, we have them right here within our borders—with coal.  With an affordable natural resource like coal, and an ambitious and determined community of small business owners across the country, America is poised to be on the road to recovery.

In order for this country to succeed, small businesses have to stay afloat in tough economic times.  That means us working together to make sure that companies can thrive and deliver resources at a reasonable cost.

Our partners at JR Motorsports know firsthand what it means to be victorious, both on the race track and in the business.  Dale Earnhardt Jr. knows that affordable power is important and necessary to keep a successful business running.

We count on small businesses like JR Motorsports to fuel America’s economy, and businesses count on coal to keep electricity prices low and budgets on track.

Watch our new video, featuring Dale Jr., and see how JR Motorsports relies on affordable, reliable power from coal.

 

31 July 2012, 11:07 am | Posted in Television | No comments »

ACCCE Launches New Ad with Dale Earnhardt, Jr.

Ad Spotlights Importance of Coal-Fueled Electricity

WASHINGTON – The American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity today announced the launch of a new ad featuring NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt, Jr.  The new campaign will air TV and radio ads nationally.

“In my company, the cars run on gas, but the business runs on electricity. That’s why I have been learning about how coal keeps electricity prices down, and that keeps the lights on and people working, which keeps companies like mine out in front,” says Dale Earnhardt, Jr. in the ad.

The American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity announced its first-ever sponsorship of a NASCAR team, JR Motorsports, the management company and racing operation for Dale Earnhardt, Jr. this Spring.  Under the sponsorship, JR Motorsports cars feature ACCCE logos, and members of the race team, including Dale Earnhardt, Jr. and Cole Whitt are working with ACCCE to inform and educate Americans about the importance of coal and clean coal technology.

“America’s families and business rely on affordable and reliable coal,” said Evan Tracey, senior vice president of communications for the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity. “These new ads will draw America’s attention to coal’s importance as a domestic energy source to power our economy – from manufacturing to motorsports and everything in between.”

To view the ad, please visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifD7GJo_hrY.

30 July 2012, 2:57 pm | Posted in ACCCE News | No comments »

Clean Coal: Essential and Here to Stay

On Friday, the Los Angeles Times ran an opinion piece on the future of coal. One thing remains clear: coal-based electricity is vital to our country’s energy needs today and will remain so well into the future.  That’s a fact: From 1970 to 2011, emissions of major pollutants from coal-fueled power plants have been reduced by nearly 90 percent per unit of electricity generated. Coal is not only one of the most abundant sources of energy in the United States, it’s enriching societies around the world by providing affordable, inexpensive electricity where it previously was unavailable:

Coal is helping meet the world’s electricity demands for a simple reason: It’s cheap, thanks to the fact that deposits are abundant, widely dispersed, easily mined and not controlled by any OPEC-like cartels. According to the U.S. Department of Energy, from 1999 through 2010, coal cost about half as much per BTU as the next cheapest fuel, natural gas.

As a report from the World Coal Association states, “Access to energy is essential to addressing the problems that cause poverty. After food and shelter, energy is one of the fundamentals of modern society. Without energy, people cannot access the opportunities provided by the modern world.”

Coal fuels affordable energy in the United States, and it is helping do the same around the world. According to the World Coal Association, 1.3 billion people live without electricity. Coal is essential to creating economic opportunity where none may have existed. In the United States, coal helps keep electricity costs low, prices stable, and helps keeps the doors open at businesses around the country. That’s where we stand: Coal is the fuel of economic development, both at home and around the world. And it’s here to stay.

30 July 2012, 8:53 am | Posted in Clean Coal Technology and Research | No comments »

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