Serving and Supporting Our Local Region
At CONSOL Energy, we take seriously the role we
can play in improving the life of communities where we operate and
where our employees and their families live. Whether providing a
grant to the local 4-H Club or gathering employees to help build a
playground, we recognize the importance of being active
participants in the social fabric of our hometowns.
We strive to be involved in activities that enjoy wide community
support and that benefit the most people, and specifically focus
our efforts in the areas of public safety, youth organizations,
community organizations, as well as arts and culture.
Each year, CONSOL Energy donates more than 6 million dollars, as
well as time and resources to help improve and grow the communities
we serve.
From new equipment to help promote public safety, to programs
that encourage rural high school students to pursue graduation, our
mission is to become a vital part of the communities where we are
located.
In addition to our conservation efforts, CONSOL Energy is
constantly looking for new ways to incorporate environmental
stewardship into our day-to-day operations. For example, we
developed techniques to extract coalbed-methane from coal seams
prior to mining. This process limits the amount of gases released
into the air, and it also makes our mining operations safer and
more productive. We're also able to capture and sell that gas for
energy use.
CONSOL also participates in several reforestation projects with
organizations such as Ducks Unlimited and the National Wild Turkey
Federation. In fact, in 2007, the company was awarded the
Appalachian Regional Reforestation Initiative's Excellence in
Forestry Award for its work at Fola Surface Mine 6. CONSOL planted
more than four million trees on the property through various
reclamation efforts and other events. The mine also received the
West Virginia Foresters Association Excellence in Forestry Award in
2008.
A Christmas Party to Remember
On hand for the presentation
were, from left, Rush Yates, COPE Food Pantry; Greg Sturgill and
Mattie Christian, Hurley Community Development - Knox Food Pantry;
Nancy Johnson, CONSOL Energy Human Resources Coordinator; Clara
Beller, Buchanan Community Food Pantry; and Ralph Mullins, Good
Samaritan Food Pantry.
The annual Christmas party at CONSOL Energy's Buchanan mine
helped make Christmas a little merrier for four food pantries in
Buchanan and Tazewell counties in Virginia. As part of their
celebration - employees brought in canned goods or donations. By
the time it was over... some 16 boxes of food and more than $1,000
in donations had been collected. CONSOL Energy chipped in an
additional $500 for each of the four food pantries as a corporate
donation.
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Outdoor Youth Challenge
One of the most popular attractions at West Virginia's
Celebration of National Hunting and Fishing Days is the Outdoor
Youth Challenge. This year's event is scheduled for Sept. 25 and 26
at Stonewall Resort State Park in Lewis County.
"I want to commend officials at CONSOL Energy Inc. who
generously donated $10,000 to promote and enhance the Outdoor Youth
Challenge as part of the National Hunting and Fishing Day
Celebration," said Frank Jezioro, Director of the West Virginia
Division of Natural Resources.
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A Well-Prepared Police Force
The Cecil Township Police Department near Canonsburg, Pa. is
ready for anything that comes their way - thanks to a donation from
CONSOL Energy. This equipment will provide needed protection for
the officers during crowd control or an organized protest
event.
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A True Fish Story
In what has become an annual event, CONSOL Energy again stocked
Laurel Lake in the Naugatuck, W.Va. area with trout in December.
More than 1,200 pounds of Rainbow trout were added to the lake as
area fisherman watched and within minutes began catching the
fish.
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One Shot - Thousands of Benefits
More than $75,000 was raised last year as the result of the
annual Governor's One Shot Whitetail Hunt in West Virginia. The
money raised through the event is donated to the West Virginia
Hunters Helping the Hungry Program, a program administered by the
West Virginia Department of Natural Resources. CONSOL Energy helped
support the event through its donation as part of the Corporate
Partners Program.
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Flag Flown in Combat Mission Presented to CONSOL
Energy
CONSOL Energy Vice President of West Virginia
Operations Kent Wright, center, accepts a flag flown on a military
mission in Afghanistan from CMSgt. Fred Turner, right, to be
displayed at the company's Jane Lew office. Turner's wife, Michele,
left, is an employee of CONSOL Energy at the CONSOL Gas office at
Jane Lew.
CONSOL Energy Vice President of West Virginia Operations Kent
Wright accepted a flag flown on a military mission over Afghanistan
during a brief ceremony at the Jane Lew office last Fall.
Chief Master Sergeant Fred Turner, whose wife, Michele works for
CONSOL Energy, presented the flag which was flown aboard a U.S. Air
Force C-130H aircraft on a combat mission October 4, 2010. That
mission was conducted with a crew of all West Virginians as a part
of Operation Enduring Freedom.
In addition to the flag, a certificate noting the significance
of the flag was also a part of the display case presented to CONSOL
Energy.
"The flag you have presented to us today will be proudly
displayed here in the Jane Lew office and will serve as a reminder
to all of us as to what it means to be able to enjoy the freedoms
we enjoy as Americans each and every day," Wright said.
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Health & Wellness Plan Benefits Children's
Hospital
Pictured left to right: Beth Crow and Amy Razem accept the
donation from CONSOL Energy Chief Operation Officer - Energy
Operations Bart Hyita.
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC - a Children's
Miracle Network participant - received a $670.00 donation made
possible by a weight loss challenge in connection with CONSOL's
Health and Wellness Program.
Established by Bart Hyita, CONSOL chief operating officer -
energy operations, a weight loss program challenged him and several
other CONSOL participants. The challenge provided that if they did
not reach their goals, they would donate to the Network.
All met their weight loss goals, and still decided to donate to
the Pittsburgh-based hospital where pediatric care serves thousands
and no child is ever turned away for inability to pay.
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A Bridge for the Boy Scouts
CONSOL Energy Executive Vice President of
Corporate Affairs Jerry Richey, seventh from left, represented
CONSOL Energy at the groundbreaking ceremonies, delivering a few
brief remarks expressing CONSOL Energy's support for the
project.
Plans to develop a high-adventure Boy Scout camp in southern
West Virginia were celebrated in Glen Jean, W.Va.
CONSOL Energy donated $15 million to the project which will be
used to construct a 700-foot-long bridge connecting the camp's main
development center to the eastern half of the 10,600-acre property
which is located in Fayette County, W.Va. The new Summit Bechtel
Scout Reserve will become the permanent home of the scout's
national jamboree beginning in 2013.
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