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Coal Education
Did You Know
1.The United States produces about 35%, or 1 billion tons, of the world's coal supply—more than any other country produces.
2.The average coal miner is 45 years old and has 20 years of experience.
3.Coal generates more than half of the electricity used in the United States.
4.Each person in the United States uses 3.8 tons of coal each year.
5.U.S. coal deposits contain more energy than that of all the world's oil reserves
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6.The United States has more than a 250-year supply of coal, if it continues using coal at the same rate at which it uses coal today.
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* There are an estimated 275 billion tons of recoverable coal reserves in the United States, or about one fourth of the world's total.
* The energy content of U.S. coal reserves is four times greater than the recoverable oil of Saudi Arabia and exceeds that of all the world's know recoverable oil reserves.
* U.S. coal production reached a record 1.133 billion tons in 2005, while consumption reached a record 1.128 billon tons. Electric generation accounted for 92 percent, or 1.309 billion tons, of all coal consumed in the United states.
*Source U.S. Energy information Administration.
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Facts About
Appalachian Mountaintop Removal
Mountaintop removal coal mining is changing the American landscape on a scale that is hard to comprehend unless you see it from the air. Anyone who has ever flown in a small aircraft over southern West Virginia or eastern Kentucky will never forget the experience of seeing the massive scale of destruction - mountain after mountain blown up and dumped into valleys as far as the eye can see.
Well now you can visit coal country without ever having to leave your home. Every presidential candidate and every American ought to take a few seconds to visit an ingenious new website,that allows one to tour the obliterated landscapes of Appalachia.
Coal Miners Where They Worked And Where They Lived
