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
- 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