Coal mined in Wyoming could soon be on its way to Asia in much greater quantities (Image: Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images)
PLANS for mega exports of US coal are poised to become the next flashpoint in the battle over climate change. The industry wants to massively increase shipments of coal to China and other energy-hungry Asian nations. Such a move would undo the environmental benefits of weaning US power plants off the carbon-rich fuel and lock developing countries into decades of dirty power.
So far, protests about the proposed exports have mostly been local affairs, led by those living along the…
