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Coal Facts

It takes 1 pound of coal to produce 1.25 kilowatt hours of electricity – enough to light 1 100-watt lightbulb for 10 hours.

WVCoal News

• Dutch Homes get Warm Water from Disused Coal Mine
• The Facts About Coal in Basic Black
• Cost, Biofuels Smudge Lines in Debate on Coal-Fired Power Plant
• Al Gore Details Five-step Plan to Clean Electricity
• Utility Executives Fear New Technology a Gamble
• New Study by Environmental Group Questions Viability of Coal-Burning Plants
• U.S. Steel Pulls Back on Alabama Plant Project
• Utah Coal-Fired Power-Plant Debate Not Over
• Developers of Coal-Gasification Plant Buy Land
• Company to hire 1,500 for new Coal Plant

Press Releases

• President to Meet with State Coal Industry
• Mining Companies Recognized for Reclamation Achievements
• Mining Companies Recognized for Safety Achievements
• WV Coal Association to Host Annual Mining Symposium Jan. 9-11
• Proposed revisions to the federal Stream Buffer Zone regulations