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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: lorne who wrote (76640)	12/20/2009 7:35:19 PM
From: FJB	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224720

Coal in the U.S. pbs.org Percentage of the world's coal reserves located in the U.S.: 25% Coal's percentage of U.S. energy reserves: 90% Percentage of electricity in the U.S. generated by coal: 50% Cost of a megawatt of energy produced by coal: $20 to $30 Cost of a megawatt of electricity produced from natural gas: $45 to $60 1980 U.S. coal production in million of tons: 890 2001 U.S. coal production in million of tons: 1,121 Percentage of coal production from surface mining, 2000: 65% Percentage decline in coal industry employment 1986 to 1997: -47.29%