[Miss Marple]

This is one that I have been interrested in since it happened. That coal was low-sulfur coal with a fairly high BTU rating, and would have been invaluable for use in the northeast. The next best source of similar coal is INDONESIA.

[Alberta's Child]

That coal was low-sulfur coal with a fairly high BTU rating, and would have been invaluable for use in the northeast. The next best source of similar coal is INDONESIA.

Interesting point, but if this were truly relevant I would think that the U.S. would now be importing coal from Indonesia as a result of Clinton's actions. I don't think this is the case -- even high quality coal has a very low value per unit weight, so it rarely makes economic sense to transport it long distances. I believe most of the coal that is used by utilities in the Midwest comes from the Powder River Basin in northeastern Wyoming and southeastern Montana.

[backhoe]

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