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California
- California ranks third in mining wages. Miners here, all noncoal, earn about $65,100 per year.
- The combined direct and indirect contributions of the coal industry to California's economy are more than $14 billion.
- Using more than 2 million tons, California ranks 39th in coal use.
- About 1% of the electricity used in California is produced by coal.
- California does not produce coal.
- California has no coal-fired power plants.
Sources:
- Facts about Coal and Minerals, page 29
- Coal Today, page 21
- Coal Today, page 29
- http://www.epa.gov/air/clearskies/state/ca.html
- http://www.epa.gov/air/clearskies/state/ca.html
- http://www.catf.us/publications/fact_sheets/
children_at_risk/California_Kids_Facts.pdf
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