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Providing Low Cost Fuel Since 1913. Bucyrus-Erie 50B Shovel. Cleaning the top of the Lignite Seam. Started in 1913 In North Dakota 1957. Modern surface coal mining is safe, efficient…. …and environmentally sound. Should This Land Be Mined For Coal?. …IT ALREADY WAS!. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Providing Low Cost Fuel Since 1913
Bucyrus-Erie 50BShovel
Cleaning the top of the Lignite Seam
Started in 1913
In North Dakota 1957
Modern surface coal mining is safe, efficient…..
…and environmentally sound
Should This Land Be Mined For Coal?
…IT ALREADY WAS!
North American Coal isCommitted to SAFETY!
3-Time Winner of the US Department of Labor Sentinels of Safety Award
recognizing the SAFEST COAL MINE IN THE COUNTRY Coteau, Beulah, ND (1985 & 2008)
Sabine, Hallsville, TX (2010)
+163% Electricity from Coal
- 49% NOx
- 68% SO2
- 75% PM10
Source: US Energy Information Administration
Coal is Abundant!Global Share of RecoverableCoal Reserves
North Dakota has an over 800 year supply of Lignite Coal at today’s production levels
For many countries, coal (lignite) is their only domestic energy supply
Coal Fuels the Bulk of America’s Electrical
Supply
US Electricity by GenerationSource: US Energy Information Administration 2010
When coal-fired power goes down, electricity rates go up
Elec
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North Dakota, Utah, Kentucky, Wyoming>90% coal-fired
California, Maine, New York, Connecticut10% or less coal-fired
North Dakota3rd lowest
Minnesota23rd lowest
• Over $1 Billion of total economic impact
• Over $93 Million of State Tax Revenue• 28,000 Jobs
• 4,000 Direct jobs• 24,000 Indirect jobs
Coal’s Economic Impact in North Dakota
Source: "North Dakota Lignite Energy Industry's Contribution to the State Economy for 2009 and Projected for 2010," April 2010, Randal C. Coon & F. Larry Leistritz, NDSU Agricultural Economics Publication AAE 10001
The Real World• On This Planet Earth…
– USA has 307 Million People– 2.6 Billion People Live on less than $2
per day– 2 Billion People have limited access to
electricity– 1.5 Billion People have no electricity at
all!
China
United States
India
Germany
Developing Countries Understand the Importance of Low-Cost Electricity!
Threats to Low-Cost Electricity in the US
• EPA Regulations• Surface Mining
Regulations• Administration Policies
(NLRB, “Guidelines”)• Foreign Demand• Energy Exports
Boiler MACT, Stream Protection, and other regulations are also threatening many other industries.
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