1.0Sightline Institutehttps://www.sightline.orgEric de Placehttps://www.sightline.org/profile/eric-de-place/The Instability of Coal Exports II - Sightline Instituterich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="IKPXJA5c5h"><a href="https://www.sightline.org/2011/11/02/the-instability-of-coal-exports-ii/">The Instability of Coal Exports II</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.sightline.org/2011/11/02/the-instability-of-coal-exports-ii/embed/#?secret=IKPXJA5c5h" width="600" height="338" title="“The Instability of Coal Exports II” — Sightline Institute" data-secret="IKPXJA5c5h" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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Following up on my last analysis of the instability of coal exports historically, here's another look at the data. It's confirmation that the Western US has fared poorly in international coal markets. The following chart depicts annual export volumes by Customs District over the last two decades.http://www.sightline.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/ScreenHunter_04-Nov.-01-11.49-563x519.gif