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public responsibility | 52Peabody is pursuing development of a major campus in Western China in conjunctionwith Yankuang Group Co. Ltd. Dedicated to this type of transformation, this Xinjiangsite would include a 20-million ton-per-year surface coal mine that would fuel a2,000-megawatt supercritical power plant and other downstream facilities.Peabody also has minority equity interests in various green energy start-upcompanies. For instance, the company is an investor in Massachusetts-basedGreatPoint Energy, which is advancing proprietary technology to produce low-costsubstitute natural gas from coal.Civic EngagementPeabody believes it is essential to participate constructively and responsibly in thepolitical process to help provide the proper policy framework to meet the energy,environmental and economic needs of the future.Pursuant to the Lobbying Disclosure Act, the company publicly reports its U.S.federal lobbying expenses on a quarterly basis, including the issues lobbied,which are accessible to the general public on the U.S. Senate’s website. The portionof dues paid to trade associations that is used for U.S. federal lobbying is included inthe amounts reported in public Lobbying Disclosure Act filings. Peabody files similarperiodic reports with U.S. state agencies reflecting state lobbying activities, whichalso are publicly available.The company also makes extensive public disclosure of its substantive positionson legislation through a variety of media, including Peabody’s annual report toshareholders, our annual corporate and social responsibility report, external websitessuch as PeabodyEnergy.com, PeabodyEnergy.com.au and CoalCanDoThat.com,testimony before legislative bodies and through multiple public presentations.All Peabody contributions comply with state and federal election laws. Peabodyremains particularly focused on advancing the worldwide use of coal as the primaryenergy resource that can be deployed in a sustainable manner to alleviate energypoverty and elevate the living standards of millions of people in emerging economiesto the quality of life enjoyed by the developed world.Peabody actively engages with global legislative and regulatory bodies on a number ofimportant public policy issues such as access to resources, taxes, energy policy, tradeand environmental legislative and regulatory policies.Peabody Energy Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Gregory H. Boyce andXinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region Vice Governor Kurexi Maihasuti signeda framework agreement in July 2011 to pursue development of a world-classlarge-scale surface mine in China. Peabody would construct, manage and operatethe mine using best practices in safety, training, productivity, resource recovery,environmental standards and land restoration.Peabody Energy is advancing projects and partnerships in the United States,China and Australia toward the ultimate goal of near-zero emissions from coal.Chief among these is the GreenGen power plant and carbon research facility thatis expected on line in the first half of 2012. Peabody is the only non-Chinese equityproject partner.1International Energy Agency World Energy Outlook, 2011; The World Bank World DevelopmentIndicators, 2011.2The World Clock.3BP Statistical Review of World Energy, June 2011.4International Energy Agency, Current Policies Scenario, World Energy Outlook 2011.5International Energy Agency World Energy Outlook, 2011.6Management Information Services Inc., Washington, D.C., September 2010.7The U.S. Energy Information Administration and Peabody analysis.8National Coal Council, “Low Carbon Coal,” December 2009.9International Energy Agency, “Global Value of Coal,” 2012.
Corporate and Social responsibility 53| 57 35Advancing Vision for aGlobal Energy FutureGreater Coal Use Delivers Energy Security,Economic Growth and Environmental SolutionsPeabody Energy continues industry leadership to advance a vision for theworld’s energy future with greater use of coal. Coal has a significant costadvantage and a strong and improving environmental track record. Coal withcarbon capture and storage is the low-cost, low-carbon solution.Peabody’s Coal Can Do That ® program uses an electronic communicationsplatform to serve as a virtual think tank, advancing intellectual capital aroundcoal-fueled energy. The award-winning program delivers messages throughmultiple channels including direct stakeholder contact, earned media, andinteractive web and social media, including Twitter and YouTube.Find out more at PeabodyEnergy.com and CoalCanDoThat.com.
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