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Article: Manchin to make energy announcement: Plan developing to make West Virginia an alternative energy leader, official says
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- Charleston Gazette
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- October 13, 2005
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Gov. Joe Manchin is expected to announce details of a new
component in the development of a comprehensive state energy policy
this morning. The announcement will involve coal resources, as well
as other energy aspects, said the governor's spokeswoman, Lara
Ramsburg.
Manchin's announcement is the first step in a much bigger picture
of West Virginia becoming an alternative energy-producing leader,
said Sen. John Unger, D-Berkeley. West Virginia can use its natural
resources and technology to meet the world's insatiable fuel demand.
"If we're smart and we move quick enough, we can catch this wave
and leap ahead," said Unger, who is also a senior adviser to the U.S. ...