Big coal the dirty secret behind america's energy future

James howard kunstler, author of the long emergency. A compelling indictment of one of the countrys biggest, most powerful. Jeff goodells most recent book, the water will come. Mining coal plays havoc with the environment, especially when the methods used include blowing off the top of mountains and letting the debris wash down the gullies into the rivers and streams. The dirty secret behind americas energy future and how to cool the planet. Nearly forty percent of the carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere each year comes from coalfired power plants. The big mining companies, after squeezing the easy money out of the state, have moved to the powder river basin in wyoming, where lowsulfur coal can be strip mined, and the industry is booming. The dirty secret behind americas energy future, i debated palmer about the future of coal at a forum in lexington, kentucky.

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Big coal trashed the climate and got away with it rolling stone. Few of us realize that every time we flip on a switch, we burn a lump of coal. The narrator and editorial consultant on dirty business is jeff goodell, author of big coal, the dirty secret behind americas energy future and contributing editor for rolling. As oil prices increase, coal has effectively become the default fuel for electricity generation in the twentyfirst century. Bush in 2000 west virginia, an important coal state that hadnt voted republican in many years, was widely credited with giving bush his margin of victory and it was clear that coal would play an increasingly important role in americas energy future.

Long dismissed as a relic of a bygone era, coal is back with a vengeance. He is a contributing editor at rolling stone, where he has covered climate change for more than a decade. Coal had played an important role in the election of george w. He is the author of five previous books, including big coal. The dirty secret behind americas energy future which debunks the faulty assumptions underlying coals revival and shatters the myth of cheap coal energy. Big coal the dirty secret behind americas energy future jeff goodell a compelling indictment of one of the countrys biggest, most powerful, and most antiquated industries. One of the highlights of big coal is goodells outraged account of the catastrophic 2002 flooding of a mine in quecreek, pa. Long dismissed as a relic of a bygone era, coal is back with a vengence.

Coal is one of the nations biggest and most influential industries big coal provides. As a commentator on energy and climate issues, he has appeared on npr, msnbc, cnn, cnbc, abc, nbc. The narrator and editorial consultant on dirty business is jeff goodell, author of big coal, the dirty secret behind americas energy future and contributing editor for rolling stone magazine. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read big coal. Coal is one of the nations biggest and most influential industries big coal provides more than half the electricity.

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