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But in 1998, a slight but significant change occurred. A study by the U.S. Department of Energy, "The trend to reduced levels coal stocks reversed consumers. "This change, combined with low coal prices still brought back to the forefront, revitalization coal industry to date.
For example, more than half of U.S. electricity is now generated from coal. Coal mines which was closed in the 1990s was reopened, and the former workers will return to the mines and return to work.
America has a lot of coal extracted. With 274 million tons of recoverable reserves, coal is 39 times more abundant than natural gas and 54 times more abundant than oil.
Coal is also becoming safer for the environment. Due to the efforts of the coal-based electricity, sulfur dioxide and emissions of nitrogen oxides have declined.
The most recent study shows that these emissions between 1980 and 2001 the rate dioxide emission sulfur fell 38 percent, and the rate of nitrogen oxide emissions have dropped by 32 percent.
The biggest source of electricity in the United States, electricity from coal energy is crucial for present and future of America. Quest Minerals and Mining Corp. (OTC BB: QMMG.OB), is playing an important role in the future of the coal industry. Quest acquires and reopen the properties in the southeastern United States that produce coal in meeting the requirements of the Act Clean Air.
Quest recently announced that it has signed and closed the acquisition of Gwenco Inc., through which gains more than 700 hectares of concessions coal, with almost 13 million tons of coal in place in six seams. Quest plans to reopen two former drift mines Gwenco and start coal production commercial. Coal produced in these mines will be sold to utility companies in Kentucky and Ohio.
