When Coal First Arrived, Americans Said ‘No Thanks’ Back in the 19th century, coal was the nation’s newfangled fuel source—and it faced the same resistance as wind and solar today ...

Tucson Electric Power will stop buying electricity from its two units at its coal-fired Springerville Generating Station by 2032. The plant is TEP’s biggest power source.

By distilling bituminous coal in retorts to obtain gas for illumination, or by burning it in kilns or pits, the residue left behind is called coke, which is simply coal charcoal, and is nearly ...

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This article was originally published with the title “Coal Tar and its Products as Preservatives for Wood” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 20 No. 24 (June 1869), p. 374 doi:10.1038 ...