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American Coal Council
American Coal Foundation
American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity (ACCCE)
American Society of Mining and Reclamation
America's Power
Appalachian Center for the Economy and the Environment
Appalachian Voices
Appalachian Wildlife Foundation, Inc.
Aurora Lights
Citizens Coal Council
Citizens for Coal
Climate Ground Zero
Coal Education Development and Resources (CEDAR)
Coal Mining Our Future
Coal River Mountain Watch
Dirty Energy Money
Eastern Coal Council
Energy and Mineral Law Foundation
Environmental Defense Fund
Families for Pennsylvania Coal
Federation for American Coal, Energy, and Security (FACES)
Friends of Coal
I Love Mountains
Kentucky Coal Association
Kentuckians for the Commonwealth
Mining USA
Mountain Justice
National Mining Association
Natural Resources Defense Council
Ohio Coal Association
OHVEC (Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition)
Pennsylvania Coal Association
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility
Rainforest Action Network
Sierra Club
Skytruth
Southern Appalachian Mountain Stewards
SouthWings - Conservancy Through Aviation
Statewide Organizing for Community Empowerment
The Clinch Coalition
The Dirty Lie
The National Coal Council
The People's Voice
Virginia Mining Association, Inc.
West Virginia Citizen Action Group
West Virginia Coal Association
West Virginia Environmental Council
West Virginia Highlands Conservancy
West Virginia Interfaith Global Climate Change Campaign
West Virginia Rivers Coalition
Women's Mining Coalition
World Coal Association
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