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Subject: US article - Economic and Public Health Benefits of Coal-Based Energy
Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2007 07:25:24 -0500
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September 27, 2006

ECONOMIC AND PUBLIC HEALTH BENEFITS OF COAL-BASED ENERGY
Two recent studies supported by the Center for Energy and Economic =
Development (CEED) show the significant benefits delivered by coal-fired =
power plants and the substantial harm that could result if environmental =
policies force a reduction in the use of coal, says attorney Eugene M. =
Trisko.

Researchers at Pennsylvania State University estimated the economic =
benefits of coal and the potential impact of replacing coal with more =
expensive energy sources such as natural gas and a 10 percent mix of =
renewables.  They netted out the positive offsetting impacts of =
investments in replacement fuels and electric generating capacity.  By =
2015:

  a.. The annual benefit of coal use at currently projected levels is =
estimated at more than $1 trillion in gross domestic product (GDP), $360 =
billion in additional household income and nearly 7 million jobs.=20
  b.. In contrast, a 33 percent reduction in coal-fired electric power =
generation would reduce GDP by $166 billion, household income by $64 =
billion and employment by 1.2 million below what it otherwise would be.  =

  c.. A 66 percent reduction in coal-fired electric power generation =
would reduce GDP by $371 billion, household income by $142 billion and =
employment by 2.7 million.
The negative impact of displacing coal would be felt nationally, =
regionally and in nearly every state, even after considering the =
positive impacts of replacement energy sources, says Trisko.

Shifting from coal-fired electric power generation to other forms of =
energy would have a small effect on CO2 emissions and an even smaller =
impact on climate change, but it would impose costs on the economy and =
thereby the health of Americans.  The benefits of coal, and the cost of =
eliminating it, should be weighed against benefits from the incremental =
reduction in air pollution and CO2 emissions.   Adding up the benefits =
and subtracting the costs, the ledger for coal remains in the black, =
says Trisko.

Source: Eugene M. Trisko, "Economic and Public Health Benefits of =
Coal-Based Energy," National Center for Policy Analysis, Brief Analysis =
No. 573, September 27, 2006.

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<P>September 27, 2006</P>
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<H2>ECONOMIC AND PUBLIC HEALTH BENEFITS OF COAL-BASED ENERGY</H2>
<P>Two recent studies supported by the Center for Energy and Economic=20
Development (CEED) show the significant benefits delivered by coal-fired =
power=20
plants and the substantial harm that could result if environmental =
policies=20
force a reduction in the use of coal, says attorney Eugene M. =
Trisko.</P>
<P>Researchers at Pennsylvania State University estimated the economic =
benefits=20
of coal and the potential impact of replacing coal with more expensive =
energy=20
sources such as natural gas and a 10 percent mix of renewables.&nbsp; =
They=20
netted out the positive offsetting impacts of investments in replacement =
fuels=20
and electric generating capacity.&nbsp; By 2015:</P>
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  <LI>The annual benefit of coal use at currently projected levels is =
estimated=20
  at more than $1 trillion in gross domestic product (GDP), $360 billion =
in=20
  additional household income and nearly 7 million jobs.=20
  <LI>In contrast, a 33 percent reduction in coal-fired electric power=20
  generation would reduce GDP by $166 billion, household income by $64 =
billion=20
  and employment by 1.2 million below what it otherwise would be.&nbsp;=20
  <LI>A 66 percent reduction in coal-fired electric power generation =
would=20
  reduce GDP by $371 billion, household income by $142 billion and =
employment by=20
  2.7 million.</LI></UL>
<P>The negative impact of displacing coal would be felt nationally, =
regionally=20
and in nearly every state, even after considering the positive impacts =
of=20
replacement energy sources, says Trisko.</P>
<P>Shifting from coal-fired electric power generation to other forms of =
energy=20
would have a small effect on CO2 emissions and an even smaller impact on =
climate=20
change, but it would impose costs on the economy and thereby the health =
of=20
Americans.&nbsp; The benefits of coal, and the cost of eliminating it, =
should be=20
weighed against benefits from the incremental reduction in air pollution =
and CO2=20
emissions.&nbsp;&nbsp; Adding up the benefits and subtracting the costs, =
the=20
ledger for coal remains in the black, says Trisko.</P>
<P>Source: Eugene M. Trisko, "Economic and Public Health Benefits of =
Coal-Based=20
Energy," National Center for Policy Analysis, Brief Analysis No. 573, =
September=20
27, 2006.</P>
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