(EnergyAsia, September 16 2013, Monday) — US coal consumption surged 8.7% in the first half of 2013 to 446 million short tons (mmst) over the same period last year on rising demand from the power sector, said the Energy Information Administration (EIA). As a result of an improving economy and the increased substitution of natural…

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