Comments on: BLOW HARDER: Udall’s Confusing Rhetoric On Colorado Energy https://coloradopeakpolitics.com/2014/06/03/blow-harder-udalls-confusing-rhetoric-on-colorado-energy/ Colorado's Conservative Bully Pulpit Wed, 06 Aug 2014 15:00:46 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.4 By: Barnes Dave https://coloradopeakpolitics.com/2014/06/03/blow-harder-udalls-confusing-rhetoric-on-colorado-energy/#comment-11809 Tue, 03 Jun 2014 18:27:40 +0000 http://coloradopeakpolitics.com/?p=22853#comment-11809 Well, morons.
According to DoE, Colorado is #11 for 2013 coal production and production fell by 16% between 2012 and 2013. Also, Colorado only accounted for 2.4% of US coal production.

Wyoming 388,345
West Virginia 112,910
Kentucky 79,949
Pennsylvania 54,215
Illinois 52,124
Texas 42,559
Montana 42,231
Indiana 38,945
North Dakota 27,639
Ohio 25,762
Colorado 23,789

https://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.cfm?id=69&t=2

And, coal is not that important to Colorado's economy.
"The Total Value of Coal Produced in Colorado in 2012 is Estimated to be $1.1 Billion." out of a state GDP of $275G

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