by Stacy Feldman -
Jul 30th, 2008 
Touting US coal as cheap and abundant is a favorite pastime of fans of coal expansion.
Want proof that it’s not true? Just look at this shocking new data from the Energy Information Administration on the costs of Appalachian coal, parsed here by Appalachian Voices.
It’s hard to know where to start: maybe that Central Appalachian coal, which accounts for roughly one-fifth of US coal production, has zoomed suddenly to nearly $140 ton. In 2007, prices were at $40 ton. That represents a jump of 350% in a single year.
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