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U.S. Foresees a Thinner Cushion of Coal
Every year, federal employee George Warholic calculates America's vast coal reserves the same way his predecessors have for decades: He looks up the prior year's coal-reserve estimate, subtracts the year's nationwide production and arrives at a new official tally. Coal provides nearly ...
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Monday Market Madness
Phil’s Stock World — ... et manipulating the markets as it did give us some really nice shorting opportunities, so I can’t really stay mad at them.  We don’t care IF a market is rigged, as long as we can figure out how it’s rigged and place our bets accordingly…  Speaking of rigging though, CNBC has the peak oil crew on camera this morning to stop the drop in crude and the WSJ even has a Page One article (right below the fold) that says "US Foresees a Thinner Cushion of Coal." Wow, I’d love to "follow the ...

Monday Market Madness
Trading Goddess — ... my readers already know this and I won't be annoyed by GS et manipulating the markets as it did give us some really nice shorting opportunities, so I can't really stay mad at them. We don't care IF a market is rigged, as long as we can figure out how it's rigged and place our bets accordingly... Speaking of rigging though, CNBC has the peak oil crew on camera this morning to stop the drop in crude and the WSJ even has a Page One article (right below the fold) that says "US Foresees a Thinner Cushion of Coal." Wow, I'd love to ...

DrumBeat: June 8, 2009
The Oil Drum - Discussions about Energy and Our FutureU.S. Foresees a Thinner Cushion of Coal Every year, federal employee George Warholic calculates America's vast coal reserves the same way his predecessors have for decades: He looks up the prior year's coal-reserve estimate, subtracts the year's nationwide production and arrives at a new official tally. Coal provides nearly one-quarter of the total energy consumed in the U.S., and by Mr. Warholic's estimate, the country has enough in the ground to last about 240 years. A belief in this nearly boundless supply has led officials to dub the U.S. the "Saudi ...

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European Tribune — especially as it was in the WSJ [image] U.S. Foresees a Thinner Cushion of Coal Every year, federal employee George Warholic calculates America's vast coal reserves the same way his predecessors have for decades: He looks up the prior year's coal-reserve estimate, subtracts the year's nationwide production and arrives at a new official tally. Coal provides nearly one-quarter of the total energy consumed in the U.S., and by Mr. Warholic's estimate, the country has enough in the ground to last about 240 years. A belief in this nearly boundless supply has led officials to dub ...

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U.S. Foresees Thinner Coal CushionWSJ.com: What's News US
A belief in a nearly boundless supply has led officials to dub the U.S. the "Saudi Arabia of Coal." But the estimate may be wildly overconfident.