Coal.

COAL industry; ELECTRIC power production; POWER resources; POWER plants; NATURAL resources; FREIGHT & freightage rates; ANTHRACITE coal; DISTILLATION; TRANSPORTATION

Discusses factors responsible for the decline in coal production in the U.S. Result of the United States Geological Survey that the cause of the coal shortage was due to transportation disability curtailing the mines' production; Rise in coal prices due to the shortage; Increase in the profits of coal operators due to price hike; Increase in the railroad freight rates to supply adequate amount of coal; Amount of coal wasted in power plants due to the reckless methods of firing and power generation; Waste of coal generated due to transportation methods used; Need to split the coal into multiple products by several processes like distillation; Method to generate artificial anthracite which may be consumed to generate electric power.