Providing Low Cost Fuel Since 1913

Bucyrus-Erie 50BShovel

Cleaning the top of the Lignite Seam

Started in 1913

In North Dakota 1957

Modern surface coal mining is safe, efficient…..

…and environmentally sound

Should This Land Be Mined For Coal?

…IT ALREADY WAS!

North American Coal isCommitted to SAFETY!

3-Time Winner of the US Department of Labor Sentinels of Safety Award

recognizing the SAFEST COAL MINE IN THE COUNTRY Coteau, Beulah, ND (1985 & 2008)

Sabine, Hallsville, TX (2010)

+163% Electricity from Coal

- 49% NOx

- 68% SO2

- 75% PM10

Source: US Energy Information Administration

Coal is Abundant!Global Share of RecoverableCoal Reserves

North Dakota has an over 800 year supply of Lignite Coal at today’s production levels

For many countries, coal (lignite) is their only domestic energy supply

Coal Fuels the Bulk of America’s Electrical

Supply

US Electricity by GenerationSource: US Energy Information Administration 2010

When coal-fired power goes down, electricity rates go up

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North Dakota, Utah, Kentucky, Wyoming>90% coal-fired

California, Maine, New York, Connecticut10% or less coal-fired

North Dakota3rd lowest

Minnesota23rd lowest

• Over $1 Billion of total economic impact

• Over $93 Million of State Tax Revenue• 28,000 Jobs

• 4,000 Direct jobs• 24,000 Indirect jobs

Coal’s Economic Impact in North Dakota

Source: "North Dakota Lignite Energy Industry's Contribution to the State Economy for 2009 and Projected for 2010," April 2010, Randal C. Coon & F. Larry Leistritz, NDSU Agricultural Economics Publication AAE 10001

The Real World• On This Planet Earth…

– USA has 307 Million People– 2.6 Billion People Live on less than $2

per day– 2 Billion People have limited access to

electricity– 1.5 Billion People have no electricity at

all!

China

United States

India

Germany

Developing Countries Understand the Importance of Low-Cost Electricity!

Threats to Low-Cost Electricity in the US

• EPA Regulations• Surface Mining

Regulations• Administration Policies

(NLRB, “Guidelines”)• Foreign Demand• Energy Exports

Boiler MACT, Stream Protection, and other regulations are also threatening many other industries.

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(near Pittsburgh )