Big Coal

The Dirty Secret Behind America's Energy Future

By: Jeff Goodell

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Paperback | 1 April 2007

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Long dismissed as a relic of a bygone era, coal is back -- with a vengence. Coal is one of the nation's biggest and most influential industries -- Big Coal provides more than half the electricity consumed by Americans today -- and its dominance is growing, driven by rising oil prices and calls for energy independence. Is coal the solution to America's energy problems?

On close examination, the glowing promise of coal quickly turns to ash. Coal mining remains a deadly and environmentally destructive industry. Nearly forty percent of the carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere each year comes from coal-fired power plants. In the last two decades, air pollution from coal plants has killed more than half a million Americans. In this eye-opening call to action, Goodell explains the costs and consequences of America's addiction to coal and discusses how we can kick the habit.

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Goodell, in this well-written, timely and powerful book, makes it crystal clear what the stakes are The New York Times

Fiery and committed The New York Times Book Review

The hidden truth about coal is what Jeff Goodell is after in his groundbreaking book.
Bookpage

[Goodell] turns the light on the coal industry as he tracks the black rock on a bracing, eye-opening journey.
Audubon

Big Coal gives its readers a clear sense of the tradeoffs we face in our feverish quest for inexpensive energy... The Washington Post

Goodell has a talent for pithy argument - and the book fairly crackles with informed conviction.
Publishers Weekly, Starred

Eye-opening and provocative Kirkus Reviews, Starred

Goodell does a first-rate job of balancing environmental concerns with interviews from the human faces associated with "Big Coal" Library Journal --

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Non-Fiction Industry & Industrial Studies Energy Industries & Utilities Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning The Environment Conservation of The Environment Engineering & Technology Other Technologies & Applied Sciences Mining Technology & Engineering Earth Sciences Geology & The Lithosphere Science

Physics

Introduction	p. xi

The Saudi Arabia of Coal	p. 3
Coal Colonies	p. 21
Dogholes	p. 48
The Carbon Express	p. 74
The Burn
Infinite Needs	p. 97
The Big Dirty	p. 119
"A Citizen Wherever We Serve"	p. 147
The Heat
Reversal of Fortune	p. 173
The Coal Rush	p. 202
The Frontier	p. 226
Epilogue: An Empire of Denial	p. 249
Acknowledgments	p. 259
Notes	p. 263
Index	p. 297
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