coal

Discusses the drawbacks of coal production and usage in the United States and throughout the world, describes three scenarios that play out different choices that respond to the decline in available energy sources, and explains how coal impacts climate change.

Discusses the history, origins, uses, and future of coal; types of coal and the exploration and application of them; production, transportation, and marketing of coal; the relationship of coal to the environment; and the future of coal.

Examines energy from coal and oil, how they are used today, and how they may fit future energy needs.

Describes coal, where it's found, how it's recovered, who mines it, and its many uses.

Discusses the mining and transporting of coal, its uses and products, problems and difficulties associated with its use, and future technology.

This discussion of coal highlights the changing technology of underground and surface mining, the controversial issue of land reclamation, and the importance of this fossil fuel's many by-products.

Offers students an introduction to coal, focusing on how it is used for energy, what can be done to conserve it, how it is mined, and other related topics.

Looks at coal and oil as sources of energy and discusses the technology needed to convert it to useful working energy, examining the history, chemistry, and geology of coal and oil, how it is accessed, consumption and demand, and the social and environmental costs.

An account of coal from its origin and mining to its uses, and as a cause of pollution.

Explains what coal is, its different varieties and uses, how it is formed and mined, where it is found, and how coal has changed the history of the world.