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What Are The Top 10 Coal-Burning Countries on the Planet? Who's #1?

Photo: Public domainTotal World Coal Consumption in 2008: 7,238,207,000 Short Tons!When it comes to global warming and air pollution, coal is enemy #1. We were curious to know which countries burned the most, so we compiled a list of the top 10 coal-burning countries in the world based on the latest statistics from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). We chose not to use per capita numbers because the atmosphere doesn't care about that; in the end, all that matters is absolutely numbers. Do you kno...Read the full story on TreeHugger

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