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Coal Production, Consumption Down in 2009

By | 08.24.10 | 10:33 am

Coal production in the United States dropped by 8.5 percent in 2009 compared to 2008, the Energy Information Administration, the statistical arm of the Energy Department, said today. In addition, coal consumption was decreased in 2009 by 10 percent, EIA said.

Why the decrease in coal consumption?

EIA Finds U.S. Is Already Halfway to House Climate Bill’s Emission Reduction Target

By | 09.15.09 | 11:25 am

The Energy Information Administration last week released its monthly report on the short-term energy outlook for the U.S., in which it found that the bad economy and decreased energy consumption will likely reduce the country’s total carbon dioxide emissions by 6 percent this year.

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