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The United States uses about 1 billion metric tons of coal each year from a reserve of a...

The United States uses about 1 billion metric tons of coal each year from a reserve of about 250 billion metric tons. Assuming all this coal could be mined, how long would it last at the current rate of consumption? Is there any reason to think that the current rate of consumption will remain the same, and is it even likely that all of this coal could be mined?

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