U.S. Coal Mines Thrive as Biden and Entourage Head to Climate Summit

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

79% : While India has made remarkable strides in developing wind and solar power, coal remains the bedrock of its energy supply, powering 75 percent of electricity generation.
59% : The trip comes as domestic crises continue and the coal industry that Barack Obama and now Biden have tried to destroy is making a comeback.
58% : And even if the Biden wants to put coal out of business in the U.S., it will continue to be used elsewhere around the world as a means of lifting people out of poverty and improving the standard of living, including in India and China, two of the world's largest polluters.
57% : So there's a scramble to buy coal from where you can."
57% : Coal and natural gas have been the two largest sources of electricity generation in the United States.
48% : U.S. natural gas prices have been more volatile than coal prices, so the cost of natural gas often determines the relative share of generation provided by natural gas and coal.

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