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Coal Mining Exploration Could Help Lift Sluggish Economy
It drives the economy in Eastern Kentucky and could be growing even more.
Coal Mining provides thousands of jobs here in the mountains and one group says there’s potential for even more. Even the though the economy across the nation is sluggish right now, some say coal might be lifting up the economy here at home.
The [...]
Coal Mining Exploration Future, Democrats Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton Program
Democrats Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are walking a delicate line as they promise to aggressively tackle global warming while trying to assure voters that they continue to believe in the future of coal.
In states like Pennsylvania, where voters will cast ballots this Tuesday, and in West Virginia, Kentucky, Indiana and Montana — upcoming primary [...]
Coal Mining Research at Illinois for Coal Future
John Mead, director of the Coal Research Center at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, said the FutureGen project is an important step in the future of coal.
Mead called the plan “a real-world demonstration” of state-of-the-art technologies.
“If successful, it will show that coal can be used without negative environmental consequences,” h said.Mead said controlling carbon dioxide emissions [...]
