CITIZEN POWER ALLIANCE

Prices at the pump continue going up, but several options to lower gas prices were talked about in Wise County, Virginia on Monday during the first Annual Energy Technology Summit. Federal, state and local leaders met to talk about alternate fuel and energy sources.

"We have a 250 year coal reserve in this country and that would put coal directly in competition with petroleum. That would have a favorable affect on prices at the pump," said U.S. Rep. Rick Boucher. Using coal as an alternative source of fuel was one of many ideas to help keep fuel and energy costs down.

"I'm concerned about our economic security as gas prices and crude oil prices continue to go up and having a domestic supply of an alternative to petroleum is critically important," Congressman Boucher said.

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