coal

Presents a history of fire, considers wood as a fuel, and discusses the formation of coal and the history of its use as a fuel.

Discusses how coal is mined and how it is used to produce energy.

Explores all facets of coal as a natural resource in North America, investigating its natural history, human use, technology, environmental impact, and economic significance.

Provides information about coal, explaining what it is and how it was formed, examining different types of coal, discussing coal mining and deposits, and looking at the life of a miner,and uses of coal, coal pollution, and alternative sources of energy.

Discusses the drawbacks of coal production and usage in the United States and throughout the world, describes three scenarios that play out different choices that respond to the decline in available energy sources, and explains how coal impacts climate change.

Discusses the history, origins, uses, and future of coal; types of coal and the exploration and application of them; production, transportation, and marketing of coal; the relationship of coal to the environment; and the future of coal.

Examines energy from coal and oil, how they are used today, and how they may fit future energy needs.

Describes coal, where it's found, how it's recovered, who mines it, and its many uses.

Discusses the mining and transporting of coal, its uses and products, problems and difficulties associated with its use, and future technology.

This discussion of coal highlights the changing technology of underground and surface mining, the controversial issue of land reclamation, and the importance of this fossil fuel's many by-products.