Coal in Kentucky Today

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1 Coal in Kentucky Today Al Cross, Director Ins0tute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues School of Journalism and Telecommunica0ons Forum on Coal in Kentucky University of Kentucky November 5, 2009

2 Recent coal employment data Facili2es 07 % incr. WORKERS % increase Kentucky Total ,906 16, Underground ,981 11, Surface ,925 5, Eastern ,663 14, Underground ,239 8, Surface ,424 5, Western ,243 2, Underground ,742 2, Surface

3 Recent coal employment data Facili2es 07 % incr. WORKERS % increase Kentucky Total ,906 16, Underground ,981 11, Surface ,925 5, Eastern ,663 14, Underground ,239 8, Surface ,424 5, Western ,243 2, Underground ,742 2, Surface U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis says there were 3,995 mining support jobs, not all coal

4 Recent coal employment data Facili2es 07 % incr. WORKERS % increase Kentucky Total ,906 16, Underground ,981 11, Surface ,925 5, Eastern ,663 14, Underground ,239 8, Surface ,424 5, Western ,243 2, Underground ,742 2, Surface U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis says there were 3,995 mining support jobs, not all coal TOTAL COAL EMPLOYMENT: no more than 22,091

5 Recent coal employment data Facili2es 07 % incr. WORKERS % increase Kentucky Total ,906 16, Underground ,981 11, Surface ,925 5, Eastern ,663 14, Underground ,239 8, Surface ,424 5, Western ,243 2, Underground ,742 2, Surface U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis says there were 3,995 mining support jobs, not all coal TOTAL COAL EMPLOYMENT: no more than 22,091 TOTAL EMPLOYMENT IN KENTUCKY: 2,442,252

6 Recent coal employment data Facili2es 07 % incr. WORKERS % increase Kentucky Total ,906 16, Underground ,981 11, Surface ,925 5, Eastern ,663 14, Underground ,239 8, Surface ,424 5, Western ,243 2, Underground ,742 2, Surface U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis says there were 3,995 mining support jobs, not all coal TOTAL COAL EMPLOYMENT: no more than 22,091 TOTAL EMPLOYMENT IN KENTUCKY: 2,442,252 Coal s share of state employment: 0.9 percent

7 Mining s share of Kentucky s Gross State Product \Year Million $ MINING 2,257 2,304 2,240 2,086 2,030 1,957 2,031 1,849 1,846 Gross St. 111, , , , , , , , ,967 Product Mining 2.02% 2.05% 1.94% 1.78% 1.69% 1.59% 1.61% 1.46% 1.45% % of GSP Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce

8 Recent coal produc0on data In 2008: 469 Kentucky coal mines produced 120 million tons of coal Underground: 216 mines, 69 million tons Surface: 253 mines, 51 million tons (more visibility and more mines, but less produc0on) How does that compare to the rest of the country? We re No. 3: No. 2: West Virginia produced 158 million tons (186 deep, 88.4 million tons; 115 strip, 69.4 million) No. 1: Wyoming produced 468 million tons, all but 3.5 million from only 19 mines Source: Energy Informa0on Administra0on, U.S. Department of Energy

9 Recent coal produc0on data 29 coun2es produced commercial coal in 2008; these 15 coun0es produced over 2 million tons. Eastern coun,es in boldface COUNTY UNDERGROUND SURFACE TOTAL Mines Tonnage Mines Tonnage Mines Tonnage Pike 56 12,355, ,659, ,014,000 Perry 8 4,132, ,040, ,172,000 Hopkins 4 14,175, , ,255,000 Harlan 34 7,793, ,128, ,920,000 Kno^ 26 4,938, ,598, ,536,000 Floyd 26 2,058, ,818, ,876,000 Mar2n 8 3,480, ,212, ,693,000 Letcher 24 4,645, , ,531,000 Union 2 4,884, ,884,000 Leslie 7 2,215, ,405, ,620,000 Muhlenberg 1 2,235, ,142, ,377,000 Magoffin 1 16, ,412, ,427,000 Bell 5 957, ,403, ,360,000 Henderson 1 1,462, ,358, ,820,000 Breathi^ 2 1,052, , ,021,000 The top four coun0es accounted for more than half of the state s total produc0on of 120 million tons. Source: Energy Informa0on Administra0on, U.S. Department of Energy

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12 SOME ISSUES OF KENTUCKY COAL

13 SOME ISSUES OF KENTUCKY COAL Mountaintop removal and valley fills

14 SOME ISSUES OF KENTUCKY COAL Mountaintop removal and valley fills Climate change, related legisla0on

15 SOME ISSUES OF KENTUCKY COAL Mountaintop removal and valley fills Climate change, related legisla0on Carbon capture and storage

16 SOME ISSUES OF KENTUCKY COAL Mountaintop removal and valley fills Climate change, related legisla0on Carbon capture and storage Coal ash

17 SOME ISSUES OF KENTUCKY COAL Mountaintop removal and valley fills Climate change, related legisla0on Carbon capture and storage Coal ash Mercury and other hazardous pollutants

18 SOME ISSUES OF KENTUCKY COAL Mountaintop removal and valley fills Climate change, related legisla0on Carbon capture and storage Coal ash Mercury and other hazardous pollutants Poli0cal landscape

19 SOME ISSUES OF KENTUCKY COAL Mountaintop removal and valley fills Climate change, related legisla0on Carbon capture and storage Coal ash Mercury and other hazardous pollutants Poli0cal landscape Main source of state s energy

20 SOME ISSUES OF KENTUCKY COAL Mountaintop removal and valley fills Climate change, related legisla0on Carbon capture and storage Coal ash Mercury and other hazardous pollutants Poli0cal landscape Main source of state s energy State ranks high in CO 2 from power plants

21 Ohio Valley Environmental Coali0on Web site

22 Kentucky Coal Associa0on Web site

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