ImprintDetroit : Greenhaven Press, 2011.
Note: ContentClean coal will be the energy of the future / National Energy Technology Laboratory -- Clean coal should not be the energy of the future / Richard Heinberg -- Coal should not be the energy of the future / Sierra Club -- Coal is the most secure form of energy / Jude Clemente -- Nuclear power is the most secure form of energy / Patrick Moore, as told to Michael Kanellos -- Coal is a necessity / Michael Kanellos -- The cost of solar energy will soon compare with the cost of coal energy / Mark Clayton -- Liquid coal is a justifiable alternative to oil / Coal-to-liquids coalition -- Liquid coal is not a feasible alternative to oil / PRweb Newswire -- New coal power plants without CCS should be banned / Barbara Freese, Steve Clemmer, and Alan Nogee -- A ban on new coal power plants may be counterproductive / Jackie Grom, Jeffrey Rubin -- Reducing coal use would promote public health / Alan H. Lockwood, Kristen Welcker-Hood, Molly Rauch, and Barbara Gottlieb -- Reducing coal use would be socially irresponsible / Paul K. Driessen -- Using compact fluorescent bulbs instead of incandescents will decrease coal use / Lester R. Brown -- Compact fluorescent bulbs are hazardous to health and the environment / Rosalind Peterson -- Stricter regulation can improve the safety of coal mines / George Miller -- More regulation will not improve the safety of coal mines / Tim Huber and Sam Hananel -- Union coal mines are safer / Daniel Malloy -- A major union has set back coal mine safety / Jerry White.
Abstract:"Coal : is coal the future of energy?; Is coal use justified?; Should coal use be phased out?; Is coal mining safe?"-- Provided by publisher.
Abstract:Presents a collection of essays with different viewpoints on the topic of coal, with discussions on whether coal mining is safe, whether coal use is justified or should be banned, and whether money should be invested in developing clean coal technology.
