Jeb Bush meets with coal industry CEOs

Jeb Bush meets with coal industry CEOs, drawing criticism from environmental activists

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Presumed presidential candidate Jeb Bush spoke Monday afternoon to coal industry CEOs at a closed door conference in Bristol, Virginia, drawing preemptive expressions of concern from environmental activists. Bush was the only potential presidential candidate on the agenda at the fourth annual meeting of the Coal & Investment Leadership Forum, which includes top officers of some of the largest coal firms in the eastern United States... A copy of the official invitation, provided to The Washington Post, listed the CEOs of Arch Coal, Consol Energy, Drummond Company and others as planning to attend. The industry has felt under siege in recent years as global warming became a frequent topic of conversation around the world and as environmental groups organized campaigns to fight it... ...Last week, former Pennsylvania senator Rick Santorum declared his presidential candidacy in his home state with a lump of coal in one hand and an American flag in the other, a sign of his fealty to an industry executive branch regulatory proposals. Encouraged by grassroots anger and an industry-funded campaign, GOP candidates around the country have been speaking up against Obama administration EPA rules that would limit carbon emissions.

It's good that the players don their colors before the game actually begins. Helps the issue voters make up their minds early.

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