The coal lobby has told everyone that there is enough coal to last 200 years. That is true only if:

• There is absolutely no growth in coal usage.
• The three million new Americans born each year will use no coal whatsoever in their lives.
• Coal won’t take up any slack as oil gets more expensive and rare.
• America will refuse to sell coal to China.
• No coal will be used to generate the electricity to charge the batteries of the coming electric cars.

How long will the coal really last? See thecalculator .

~ Roedy (born: 1948-02-04 age: 64) see lecture by Dr. Albert A. Bartlett.