Coal? Yes, Coal

Never mind global warming. Peabody Energy CEO Gregory Boyce is betting big on the dirty fuel's durability

As evidence of global warming mounts, companies everywhere are going green. But not Peabody Energy Corp. (BTU ) Gregory H. Boyce, chief executive of the world's biggest coal company, is one of the few prominent opponents of climate regulation whose position hasn't softened one bit in recent months. Asked in March whether high levels of CO2 in the air are harmful, Boyce said: "I think the simple answer is we don't know." Full Story »

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Mike LaBonte
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by Mike LaBonte - Oct. 1, 2008

Plenty of sources and info, but not enough about coal-to-liquids. Some but not all statistics from the Energy Dept. agree with numbers in the AEO2007 report. A useful addition would be the AOE2007 projection of negative coal growth in the low price case.

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