Here is what I am referring to. I believe the end of coal in the U.S. will surely be followed by the end of exporting U.S. coal. It’s only a matter of time:
The Obama administration is seeking to curb the United States’ appetite for the basin’s coal, which scientists say must remain mostly in the ground to prevent a disastrous warming of the planet. Yet each year, nearly half a billion tons of this U.S.-owned fuel are hauled from the region’s vast strip mines and millions of tons are shipped overseas for other countries to burn. Government and industry reports predict a surge in exports of Powder River coal over the next decade, at a time when climate experts are warning of an urgent need to reduce coal burning to prevent global temperatures from soaring.
Each shipment highlights what critics describe as a hypocrisy underlying U.S. climate policy: While boasting of pollution cuts at home, the United States is facilitating the sale of large quantities of government-owned coal abroad.
It’s my understanding that the Powder River Basin coal came into popularity because it burned cleaner than other coal, such as that mined in eastern states. Perhaps this PRB coal burns cleaner than what China might mine or purchase closer to home? Maybe, in the big picture, we are helping the Chinese pollute our air less than they had planned, and working on that trade imbalance thing?[:-^]
Restrict coal exports ? There have been wars fought over less volitile issues. The US limitations on exports to Japan in the 1930s certainly did not help . u
Why are we helping China who is now our sworn enemies. Look what they are doing in the Pacific Rim and aka there goal of Communisim is to destroy the West as we know it. They may still “bury us”. The attitude of the Obama admintration is that the US has harmed everyone via racisim slavery and capitlism and not only ask for forgiveness but must make penence by agreeing to lop sided trade agreements and play the game with both hands tied behind our back.
+10. Does this mean we are getting close to the part where Raymond gets kicked off the forum once again?[<:o)][<:o)][<:o)]
I’ve been offline for a few days so I missed this, and since the other thread seems to have been deleted I will repeat my point: Worldwide coal markets are slow because of China’s economic slowdown and an oversupply in the marketplace. This is going on worldwide and is affecting other areas too, not just the U.S. Australia and Indonesia have mines right next to the water’s edge, compared to North America where we have long rail hauls and tougher terrain to mine in (Australia mines Appalacian-quality coal in PRB conditions). And this is to say nothing of China and India’s domestic production. Good luck breathing over there for the next century.
Domestic U.S. coal is a bit different, and its decline is far more complicated as other posters have allud
Some conspiracies are true- Heres is one about greenhouse gas Al Gore Partying with Buddist monks who happen to be also Chinese foriegn agents-FYI these are from mainline sources. So the fact that the US and China dont have climate control or greenhouse gases in there trade agreements is a direct effect of Gore and his heir the Democratic Party platform and Obama. Now as for myself I belive in a greenhouse effect but we can do that without raising my electric juice bill 300%. Railroads are part of that more on next post