Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
HARVEY J BRETT
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CONSOL Energy Inc [CNX] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chairman, President & CEO
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
1000 CONSOL ENERGY DRIVE		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/18/2009
(Street)

CANONSBURG, PA 15317		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common shares, $0.01 par value per share 12/10/2010   G(1) V 69,864 D $ 0 0 I By 2008 GRAT
Common shares, $0.01 par value per share 12/10/2010   G(1) V 9,481 A $ 0 9,481 (2) I By Trust for Daughter
Common shares, $0.01 par value per share 12/10/2010   G(1) V 9,481 A $ 0 9,481 (2) I By Trust for Daughter
Common shares, $0.01 par value per share 12/10/2010   G(1) V 9,481 A $ 0 9,481 (2) I By Trust for Son
Common shares, $0.01 par value per share 12/10/2010   G(1) V 41,421 A $ 0 89,118 I By Revocable Trust (3)
Common shares, $0.01 par value per share 12/18/2009   G V 2,151 D $ 0 69,864 I By 2008 GRAT
Common shares, $0.01 par value per share 12/22/2010   G V 2,270 D $ 0 86,848 I By Revocable Trust (3)
Common shares, $0.01 par value per share 12/29/2010   G(4) V 73,000 D $ 0 13,848 I By Revocable Trust (3)
Common shares, $0.01 par value per share 12/29/2010   G(4) V 73,000 A $ 0 73,000 I By 2010 GRAT
Common shares, $0.01 par value per share               247,272 (5) D  
Common shares, $0.01 par value per share               2,000 I By Spouse's Revocable Trust (6)
Common shares, $0.01 par value per share               42,349 I By 401(k) Plan

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
HARVEY J BRETT
1000 CONSOL ENERGY DRIVE
CANONSBURG, PA 15317		   X     Chairman, President & CEO  

Signatures

 /s/ J. Brett Harvey by Stephanie Gill, his attorney-in-fact   01/24/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) This transaction involved the termination of the 2008 GRAT and a distribution for no value of the shares held by the 2008 GRAT to three separate trusts established for the benefit of each of the reporting person's children. The reporting person's wife serves as the co-trustee for each of these trusts along with the respective child beneficiary. The balance of shares remaining in the 2008 GRAT were then transferred to Mr. Harvey's Revocable Trust and the 2008 GRAT was terminated.
(2) The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.
(3) Shares held in Mr. Harvey's Amended and Restated Revocable Trust, dated December 17, 2007, in which Mr. and Mrs. Harvey serve as trustees.
(4) On December 29, 2010, Mr. Harvey's Revocable Trust contributed 73,000 shares of issuer common stock to a 2010 grantor retained annuity trust (GRAT) established for the benefit of the reporting person.
(5) Of the 247,272 shares owned directly, 71,184 are restricted stock units including dividend equivalent rights.
(6) Shares held in Mrs. Harvey's Amended and Restated Revocable Trust, dated December 17, 2007, in which Mr. and Mrs. Harvey serve as trustees.

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