Coal exports and production in the US has posted another quarter of lower coal production. This is part of a two year decline of US coal exports. This is partly due to India now producing more coal domestically so there is less need to import it from foreign nations. Slower electricity demand and industrial growth and the regulations on the power and energy-intensive industries have contributed to this lack of exportation.
The recent reduction in US trade is beneficial for our environment. If other nations begin producing and excavating their own coal, there will be less need of the US to export theirs. And therefore, the natural resources of the United States and keeping our fossil fuels for the future, instead of seeking profit in the short term.
U.S. Energy Information Administration – EIA – Independent Statistics and Analysis. (2015, August 11). Retrieved August 17, 2015.
I agree that it is good if the US keeps their fossil duels in stead of depleting them but just because another country is now providing the coal does not meaning this is that much of a good thing. There is still environmental effects of coal that are effecting the entire world. So one country can reduce their coal amount but that doesn’t mean the damage is still not occurring. I wonder how long it will be until India can not sustain their own country let alone other countries like the US.