While not wanting to agree with Reid on anything, in 2003 while touring Norfolk Shipyards with my elderly folks, there were train tracks and machinery for loading coal in one particular area. When we inquired, the person leading the tour indicated that a high percentage of the coal that’s dug out of America is exported primarily to other countries with Italy being primary, and what we were viewing was the loading dock. As the train cars came in, the coal was loaded on the ships.
Is there something wrong with the coal industry having exports? We have the most abundant supply in the world. Did you know that coal is also imported into the US? And do you have any idea what types of coal are being exported or imported? Soft coals, hard coals, lignite, metallurgical coals?