Lignite Energy Council

The Lignite Energy Council (LEC) is a trade association for the coal industry in the United States whose self stated mission statement is to "protect, maintain and enhance development of our region’s abundant lignite resource" through four methods; education, government action, public relations and marketing, and research and development. To this end the LEC and its PACs have sought to influence both local politics in North Dakota and neighboring Minnesota, but also federal politics to promote the continuation and expansion of the coal industry. via Wikipedia ↗