Thursday, June 14, 2012

US coal use falling fast; utilities switch to gas

Associated Press: America is shoveling coal to the sidelines. The fuel that powered the U.S. from the industrial revolution into the iPhone era is being pushed aside as utilities switch to cleaner and cheaper alternatives. The share of U.S. electricity that comes from coal is forecast to fall below 40 percent for the year -- the lowest level since the government began collecting this data in 1949. Four years ago, it was 50 percent. By the end of this decade, it is likely to be near 30 percent. "The peak has...

URL: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/47813565/ns/us_news-environment/

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