It not only funds our programs, it raises awareness in the community. We feel very blessed that the show has had us one of its benefiting agencies.

We've been around for 100 years ... in some form or another. We've always had a strong commitment to the environment.

At the Big Brown Mine (in Freestone County), we have large equipment and vehicles -- but fewer people -- so the danger is with equipment accidents.

At the Big Brown Mine (in Freestone County), we have large equipment and vehicles - but fewer people - so the danger is with equipment accidents.

This is just another one of the steps in the process of developing the Oak Grove project. We're still excited about the many benefits this plant can bring to Texas.

There's three types of mines, and what we have in Texas is surface mining.