The End of The Coal Age In Sight ?
Posted by Big Gav in coal, peabody
Bloomberg has a report on the bankruptcy of the world's largest coal producer - Coal Slump Sends Mining Giant Peabody Energy Into Bankruptcy (much to the delight of the writers at Grist I expect).
In an age where power generation is largely switching to renewable energy (with the remnants opting for gas) there doesn't seem to be much of a future for coal miners.