The current geochemical view is that hydrocarbons generated from organic matter disseminated in fine-grained sedimentary rocks and coals are controlled primarily by temperature and duration of heating ...

South Africa, like other emerging economies, relies on coal not merely as a source of energy but as a lifeline that sustains jobs, industrial growth, and economic stability. Yet, as global pressures ...

VA Kingston Fossil Plant in Tennessee, site of a 1.1 billion gallon spill of coal ash slurry in 2008, photographed on March 28, 2012. Appalachian Voices, CC BY Years after the federal government ...