"In 2012, we continue to demonstrate the responsible business practices can coexist with energy production to deliver the fuel that drives economic growth and supports our quality of life, and that is reflected in this year's report. " "CONSOL Energy broadened the 2012 report to include additional Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) principles and reported against additional Key Performance Metrics to continue our performance improvement," added Katharine Fredriksen, CONSOL Energy's Senior Vice President- Environmental Strategy and Regulatory Affairs. "Looking forward, our short term strategic priorities are to continue to build on the "Absolute ZERO" program and to fully integrate the ZERO Accident culture into CONSOL Energy and its contractors. We also expect to further improve compliance through setting ambitious targets and metrics suitable for our business and in line with our core values."