American Coal Council
2015 Tomorrow's Leadership Council Annual Report

Coal Communications Kit

Table of Contents 

“It’s clearly possible to increase fossil fuel use while decreasing pollution. This is a lesson that China can learn – and as it adopts more sophisticated modern coal plants, is starting to learn.” –Alex Epstein

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Introduction

Technological Improvements in the Coal Industry

• A Strong Foundation for Technological Growth
• Technological Improvements for Coal: Facebook Post
• Technological Improvements for Coal: Elevator Speech
• Technological Improvements for Coal: Objections and Responses

Airborne Emissions and Emission Reduction Technology

• A Growing Technology Legacy
  • Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS)
• A Cautionary Tale: FutureGen
• Airborne Emissions & Emission Reduction Technology
  • Elevator Speech
  • Clean Power Plan

Coal Scalability

• Transportation Infrastructure
  • Access to the Largest Fuel Source in the US
• Fuel Versatility
• Coal Scalability: Facebook Post

Renewable Energy

Grid Reliability

• Reliability Challenges of Renewable and Other Sources
  • Superiority of Coal
• Grid Reliability: Facebook Post
• Grid Reliability: Elevator Speech
• Grid Reliability: Objections and Responses

Climate Change & CO2

• Climate Change & CO2: Facebook Post
• Climate Change & CO2: Elevator Speech
• Climate Change & CO2: Objections and Responses

The Human Cost Without Coal

• The Human Cost Without Coal: Facebook Post

International Trade

• International Trade: Facebook Post
• International Trade: Elevator Speech
• International Trade: Objections and Responses

The Energy Effect

• The Energy Effect: Facebook Post
• The Energy Effect: Elevator Speech
• The Energy Effect: Objections and Responses

Mining Impacts, Mountaintop and Surface Mining

• Mining Impacts, Mountaintop and Surface Mining Facebook Post
• Mining Impacts, Mountaintop and Surface Mining Elevator Speech
• Mining Impacts, Mountaintop & Surface Mining: Objections & Responses

Natural Resources: Resource Depletion vs. Creation

• Natural Resources- Depletion vs. Creation: Facebook Post
• Natural Resources- Depletion vs. Creation: Elevator Speech

EPA Regulations of Airborne Emissions

• EPA Regulations of Airborne Emissions: Facebook Post
• EPA Regulations of Airborne Emissions: Elevator Speech

Pollution in China

• Pollution in China: Facebook Post
• Pollution in China: Elevator Speech

Works Cited