>Coal mines are going broke. Maybe some are, but world coal consumption is actually increasing. Imho the bigger effect here is developed countries externalizin

>Coal mines are going broke. Maybe some are, but world coal consumption is actually increasing. Imho the bigger effect here is developed countries externalizing pollution and manufacturing costs (electric cars take a lot more energy to make) to countries that don't mind burning whatever they can find. China has enormous reserves of brown coal - they'll happily burn it to make our solar panels and wind turbines. http://theconversation.com/explaining-the-increase-in-coal-consumption-worldwide-111045 http://theconversation.com/explaining-the-increase-in-coal-c...