Dale Earnhardt Jr. promotes coal in new video

Oct 29, 2014, 3:56pm EDT

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NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr.

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Dale Earnhardt Jr. wants you to get out and vote for coal in next week's election.

The NASCAR driver, who has been the most popular racer for 11 straight years, is stumping for the fossil fuel in a new video from America's Power, an offshoot of the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity, made of companies involved in using coal to make electricity. Its members include Ohio players American Electric Power Company Inc. (NYSE:AEP), Murray Energy Corp., Buckeye Power Inc. and Consol Energy Inc. (NYSE:CNX).

"Protecting low-cost energy from coal isn't a partisan issue, and everyone stands to lose if regulations are imposed that increase energy costs for families and businesses," Earnhardt Jr. says in the video.

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