Sentences with phrase «if coal output»

And even if coal output increased, that might not lead to more jobs, thanks to increases in automation.

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Just one of those excesses is the wasteful use of energy, which if repeated would leave the country under a pall of filthy brown - coal smoke and make a mockery of any idea of restricting the world's output of carbon dioxide.

But even if the industry does increase output, it will likely not be accompanied by the well - paying jobs and economic prosperity that coal towns desperately need.

Even so, hydropower output would have had to grow by almost 40 % if it were to have displaced the increase in coal - fired power generation, an unrealistic prospect regardless of the weather.

If the wind begins to blow too hard, which can threaten the turbines, the software will automatically feather the blades, slowing them down, and direct the coal or natural gas plants to increase their output.

And even if the U.S. continues to use coal at current levels of output — which is unlikely in the face of the looming political controls on carbon — the supply issue will almost surely come to a head in as few as 10 — 20 years.