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Wisconsin
- The combined direct and indirect contributions of the coal industry to Wisconsin's economy are more than $2 billion.
- Using more than 24 million tons, Wisconsin ranks 17th in coal use.
- About 70% of the electricity used in Wisconsin is produced by coal.
- Wisconsin does not produce coal.
- Wisconsin Energy Corp. is planning to build a coal-gasification electricity plant, which would be one of the first of its kind in the Midwest.
- Wisconsin has 16 coal-fired power plants.
Sources:
- Coal Today, page 21
- Coal Today, page 29
- http://www.epa.gov/air/clearskies/state/wi.html
- http://www.epa.gov/air/clearskies/state/wi.html
- http://milwaukee.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/
stories/2001/09/10/story3.html
- http://www.catf.us/publications/fact_sheets/
children_at_risk/Wisconsin_Kids_Facts.pdf
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