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Thought I would pass some Coal Facts while waiting for a shot of energy to be injected into NAG
- The United States produces over 1 billion tons or about 35% of the world’s coal supply – second only to that of China.
- Coal generates more than half of the electricity used in the United States.
- U.S. coal deposits contain more energy than that of all the world’s oil reserves.
- The United States has more than a 250-year supply of coal if it continues using coal at the same rate at which it uses coal today.
- Each person in the United States uses 3.8 tons of coal each year.
- More than 2 million acres of mined lands have been reclaimed over the past 20 years – that’s an area larger than the state of Delaware.
- Wyoming is the top coal producing state producing about 390 million tons in 2004. Montana is the state with the most coal reserves of about 120 billion tons.
- Coal ash is used as filler for tennis rackets, golf balls, and linoleum.
- Texas is the top coal consuming state using about 100 million tons each year.