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[quote]QUOTE: <i>Originally posted by cherokee woman</i> <br /><br />[quote]QUOTE: <i>Originally posted by talbanese</i> <br /><br />Mookie, <br /> <br />I found this on the internet. <br /> <br />HOW PLENTIFUL IS COAL? <br /> <br />Coal is far more plentiful than domestic oil or natural gas, making up about 95 percent of America's fossil energy reserves. Total U.S. coal resources — deposits that are both known and believed to exist — are estimated at nearly four trillion tons. The known coal likely to be mined in the foreseeable future is some 494 billion tons. The amount of demonstrated reserves considered recoverable with current technology is more than 296 billion tons — enough to last over 300 years at current levels of use. <br /> <br />American Coal Foundation <br />http://www.acf-coal.org/pages/FAQ.html <br />[/quote] <br /> <br />[:)][:p][8D]Makes you wonder if maybe we should go back to coal stoves for heating, and the old coal cookstoves to cook /bake on[?][?][:0][^] <br />[/quote] <br /> <br />In a way we actually do. With my electric/heating bill they supply how they generate the electricity. Sometimes is 60% coal!! I think it would be a good idea, less dependent on the Middle East for oil. The only problem, of course, is polution!!
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