For an alternate viewpoint, see “Counterpoint: America Needs Affordable Energy; Coal Doesn’t Fit the Bill.” There is no disputing it: coal isn’t disappearing. Despite reports of coal’s demise, global coal use hit a record in 2024. Since the turn of the century, coal demand has doubled. The world needs a new political discourse on coal. […]
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Syd S. Peng is the Charles E Lawall Chair of Mining Engineering emeritus in the Department of Mining Engineering at West Virginia University. He wrote this for InsideSources.com.
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