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U.s. Department of Energy: Coal: Our Most Abundant Fuel

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The U.S. has enough coal to last for the next 200-300 years. So why are we not using more of it? This article describes the different types or "ranks" of coal, the history, and the problems with burning coal for energy.

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coal mining, fossil fuels, coal
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anthracite coal, bituminous coal, clean coal technology program, coal and the environment, coal as an energy source, history of coal, lignite coal, non-renewable resource depletion, subbituminous coal, u.s. department of energy: coal: our most abundant fuel
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Classroom Considerations
  • Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
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NGSS
4-ESS3-1