1. Fossil Fuels Coal Coal Seam in Independence Park in Marquette Heights, IL . Power Lines from Coal Burning Power Plant in Pekin, IL

2. Coal is cheap, plentiful and dirty -- as cheap as dirt, as plentiful as dirt, and as dirty as dirt -- since after all, coal is little more than dirt that burns.

4. Formation of Coal

11. Ranks of Coal Lignite Subbituminous Bituminous Anthracite Time of Formation 7000 BTU/lb 9,000 BTU/lb 12,000 BTU/lb 15,000 BTU/lb Low T, P High T, P Formation Conditions Lowest Grade U.S. Coal Highest Grade U.S. Coal % C

22. Coal Grade

24. U.S. Coal Production by Rank

25. Major Coal Deposits in the United States Eastern Region Western Region

28. U.S. Coal Production by Location

31. Coal Mining Methods

32. U.S. Coal Production by Mining Method Surface mines more common because Western region Coals are in demand since the CAA.

35. U.S. Coal Consumption by Sector

40. Coal in Illinois

44. Examples of Abandoned Mine Shafts in Central Illinois

46. Sinkhole from Pit Subsidence

47. Cracks from Sag Subsidence

50. Water stained from sulfur and iron compounds