That version of the story goes something like this: On July 1, 1937, Amelia Earhart and her navigator Fred Noonan departed from Lae, New Guinea in Earhartâs Lockheed Electra 10, on what was to be the longest portion of Earhartâs highly publicized round-the-world flight.
The youngest coal is not even coal yet -- peat. Peat is a traditional fuel in parts of the world, like Ireland, where it is cut from the earth, dried, and burned for heat. The energy content of peat is quite low. Young coal is called lignite, and is soft and brown, not much different than dried peat.
Some states generate tremendous amounts of energy from coal and use coal as a main power source. In West Virginia, all but 4.5% of the stateâs electricity comes from fuel. 24/7 Wall St. reviewed the 10 states burning the most coal in the country. Click here to see the 10 states burning the most coal.