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| Total amount of a resource |
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Term
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Definition
| Resources that are technically and ecnomically capable of being recovered |
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| Why did the EIA estimate 200 years of coal supply? |
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Definition
| Implied that the coal reserves were economically recoverable without assessing economic recoverability (actual number is only a small fraction of 200 years) |
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Term
| What country has the largest reserves of coal in the world? |
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Definition
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| In 2008 what was the US coal reserve? |
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Definition
| 242.7 billion tonnes of coal |
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Term
| Which six countries have the most coal reserves? |
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Definition
| US, Russia, China, Australia, India, South Africa |
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Term
| What is the amount of economically recoverable coal in the US? |
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Definition
| Much LESS THAN the reported "242.7 billion ton" reported by BP |
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Term
| What is the incorrect assumption regarding the 200 years of coal supply projection? |
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Definition
| reported reserves are economically recoverable when they are not |
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Term
| 1 Billion short tons = how long of a supply of coal in the US? |
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Definition
| 1 billion short tons = approx. 1 year supply for the US |
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Term
| Historically, what did Cample and Parker project in 1909? |
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Definition
| That coal will be exhausted by 2027 |
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Term
| What is the most important number from the 1997 Reported Reserves report? |
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Definition
| 19.4 billion short tons (or about 19 years worth) of "Recoverable Reserves at Active Mines" |
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Term
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Definition
| National Coal Resource Assessment |
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