Big Coal Booming on Earth Day
Just a quick note to those seeking a rapid decline in emissions of greenhouse gases (and other pollution) from coal combustion: The challenge, in a world with rising populations and energy appetites, is getting harder by the day.
Big Coal Booming on Earth Day
By ANDREW C. REVKIN
April 22, 2010, 3:40 pm
Just a quick note to those seeking a rapid decline in emissions of greenhouse gases (and other pollution) from coal combustion: The challenge, in a world with rising populations and energy appetites, is getting harder by the day.
The latest evidence comes in an Earth Day news release from Peabody Energy, the largest private coal company, which is thriving both domestically and through rapidly growing coal exports from its worldwide mining operations to China, India and other developing countries. The most important bullet points are appended below...
