By Roger Bezdek
Public Utilities Fortnightly
WASHINGTON, DC (October 2017) — In Part One, we assessed the recent past and current state of the U.S. coal industry, with emphasis on Appalachia. In Part Two, we examine alternative scenario futures for the industry, involving assumptions about economic growth, energy requirements, technologies, tax incentives, and research and development.
The Coal Seam 
I’d vote for a law that required all journalists — tv, cable, radio, online, newspapers and magazine —
to state their political affiliation and who they voted for at the last presidential election, at the very top of any published information. One group says coal use is dwindling, another says the opposite. How do we tell who is correct?