The American Coal Council is pleased to offer the latest issue of American Coal magazine for download. In this issue, we consider coal’s role in protecting North Americans, our markets and our energy supply from instability and fluctuations. Coal is our ROCK. It is a solid base on which we rely to ensure energy and economic security.

We encourage you to download a copy of this new issue (and the 2010 Membership Directory insert) and read about,

• Unintended consequences and cumulative impacts
• Striving to get new infrastructure approved and into the ground

Janet Gellici, CAE – Chief Executive Officer – American Coal Council

Welcome to the inaugural newsletter column – From the Beltway & Beyond. In each future issue of the ACC’s Members’ Update, I’ll be reporting to you on recent noteworthy activities in which I’m participating in fulfillment of ACC’s two core objectives to:

• Enhance the business, marketing & management capabilities of our members.
• Advocate for coal as an economic, abundant/secure & environmentally sound fuel source.

While my activities don’t quite rival those of Buzz Lightyear’s “To Infinity & Beyond”, they certainly do involve many meetings and events inside Washington, D.C.’s infamous beltway and beyond. In May, for example, my DC-based activities included: