United States Coal Industry, 1970-1990
Author : Gordon Press Publishers
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Page : pages
File Size : 37,30 MB
Release : 1995-01
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ISBN : 9780849065040
Author : Gordon Press Publishers
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Page : pages
File Size : 37,30 MB
Release : 1995-01
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ISBN : 9780849065040
Author : U.S. Dept. of Energy. Energy Information Administration
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Page : 105 pages
File Size : 34,71 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Coal mines and mining
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Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,51 MB
Release : 1992
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Page : pages
File Size : 17,3 MB
Release : 1992
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Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 625 pages
File Size : 48,82 MB
Release : 1994
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ISBN : 0788102311
Provides a comprehensive overview of the U.S. coal industry over 20 years, with emphasis on the major changes that occurred, their causes, and their effects. Presents and analyzes data in terms of trends in production, consumption, distribution, and prices. Profitability of major energy companies' coal operations is also tracked. Over 100 charts, tables, graphs and photos.
Author : Richard L. Revesz
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 10,25 MB
Release : 2016
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0190233117
Since the beginning of the Obama Administration, conservative politicians have railed against the President's "War on Coal." As evidence of this supposed siege, they point to a series of rules issued by the Environmental Protection Agency that aim to slash air pollution from the nation's power sector . Because coal produces far more pollution than any other major energy source, these rules are expected to further reduce its already shrinking share of the electricity market in favor of cleaner options like natural gas and solar power. But the EPA's policies are hardly the "unprecedented regulatory assault " that opponents make them out to be. Instead, they are merely the latest chapter in a multi-decade struggle to overcome a tragic flaw in our nation's most important environmental law. In 1970, Congress passed the Clean Air Act, which had the remarkably ambitious goal of eliminating essentially all air pollution that posed a threat to public health or welfare. But there was a problem: for some of the most common pollutants, Congress empowered the EPA to set emission limits only for newly constructed industrial facilities, most notably power plants. Existing plants, by contrast, would be largely exempt from direct federal regulation-a regulatory practice known as "grandfathering." What lawmakers didn't anticipate was that imposing costly requirements on new plants while giving existing ones a pass would simply encourage those old plants to stay in business much longer than originally planned. Since 1970, the core problems of U.S. environmental policy have flowed inexorably from the smokestacks of these coal-fired clunkers, which continue to pollute at far higher rates than their younger peers. In Struggling for Air, Richard L. Revesz and Jack Lienke chronicle the political compromises that gave rise to grandfathering, its deadly consequences, and the repeated attempts-by presidential administrations of both parties-to make things right.
Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 183 pages
File Size : 49,28 MB
Release : 2007-12-21
Category : Science
ISBN : 030911022X
Coal will continue to provide a major portion of energy requirements in the United States for at least the next several decades. It is imperative that accurate information describing the amount, location, and quality of the coal resources and reserves be available to fulfill energy needs. It is also important that the United States extract its coal resources efficiently, safely, and in an environmentally responsible manner. A renewed focus on federal support for coal-related research, coordinated across agencies and with the active participation of the states and industrial sector, is a critical element for each of these requirements. Coal focuses on the research and development needs and priorities in the areas of coal resource and reserve assessments, coal mining and processing, transportation of coal and coal products, and coal utilization.
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Page : 39 pages
File Size : 47,61 MB
Release : 1971
Category : Coal mines and mining
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Author : Edward Barnes Leisenring (Jr.)
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Page : 32 pages
File Size : 17,1 MB
Release : 1971*
Category : Coal mines and mining
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Author : Andrew Roy
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 35,18 MB
Release : 2023-07-18
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ISBN : 9781021469168
This book traces the development and history of the coal mining industry in America, including the contributions and struggles of early British miners and the working conditions and strikes faced by American miners. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.