2.04.2025

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Well, coal among other things. Quite a few other things, in fact. But coal?

Remember coal? Turns out the U.S. is the world's forth largest producer of coal at a little over 500 million short tons per year (although well behind China, at around 4,700 million tons, India, at 1,000 million, and Indonesia, 775 million). 

About 90% of U.S. coal production is used to produce electricity. This map from National Geographic shows the location of coal-fired power plants, mostly in midwestern and southeastern states.

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