Industry says the West’s thick, low-sulfur coal seams are they key to America’s abundant energy, while conservationists push for more equitable distribution of mining throughout the country. In this issue, HCN presents three different views on the options.
Arco wants West opened up
Many energy demand-supply forecasts place U.S. coal production in 1985 at 1 to 1.5 billion tons, which Atlantic Richfield believes is a legitimate goal of our society. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/7.18/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Concentrate coal development and problems
The western low-sulfur coal myth — that the vast majority of coal west of the Mississippi has a low sulfur content — is misleading because most of this coal also has a low heat content. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/7.18/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Sunlight Basin dam rejected
An application for a reservoir on scenic Sunlight Creek in northwest Wyoming was rejected by Wyoming’s state engineer. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/7.18/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E