Importance and Benifits
-Responsible for over 550,000 jobs in the United States
-Coal gives over half of the electricity in the United States
-Cheaper than most other forms of electricity
-Key to the Appalachian Economy
-More than 200 years of coal reserves left in the country
-Coal gives over half of the electricity in the United States
-Cheaper than most other forms of electricity
-Key to the Appalachian Economy
-More than 200 years of coal reserves left in the country
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