Energy Options: Coal (Part 1)

Part 1 - Coal's Battle

In the first part of this series about coal's future as an energy source in the U.S., Correspondent Stephanie Dhue examines the arguments made by coal's supporters and detractors.



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External Links/Articles*

• Center for Responsive Politics
  The Center for Responsive Politics is a non-partisan, non-profit group that researches campaign finance issues and makes its research available on the opensecrets.org website. This links to opensecrets.org information about the long-term contribution trends of the coal mining industry.
• Energy Information Agency (EIA)
  The EIA is an agency of the U.S. Department of Energy. This links to a 1994 article published in the EIA's Quarterly Coal Report. The article is titled, "Carbon Dioxide Emission Factors for Coal."
• Florida Power & Light (FPL)
  FPL was one of a number of energy companies that recently failed to get approal to build a clean coal power plant. This links to a June 5, 2007 press release FPL issued about the Florida Public Service Commission's decision not to greenlight the project.
• National Mining Association (NMA)
  The NMA "is the voice of the American mining industry in Washington, DC. The organization's president & CEO, Kraig Naasz, is interviewed in Stephanie Dhue's report. This links to information the NMA offers about Clean Coal Technologies.
• National Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
  The NRDC is an environmental action organization. The director of the NRDC's Climate Center, David Hawkins, is interviewed in Stephanie Dhue's report. This links to information the NRDC offers about Advanced Coal Technologies.
• U.S. Senator Harry Reid
  As Stephanie Dhue explains in her report, Senator Harry Reid (D - Nevada) has opposed the construction of new coal power plants in Nevada. This links to a September 14, 2007 statement he made titled, "Reid: Decline of Coal Power Plant Construction Nationally Should be a Message to Nevada."

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