The papers in this book were generated by the proceedings of the United States Senate Field Hearing and High Sulfur Coal Export Conference held June 89, 1981, at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. The chairman of the senate committee was Senator Charles Percy of Illinois.One of the central concerns confronting the held hearing was Factors Affecting the International Utilization of High Sulfur Coal. More specifically, the committee addressed itself to developing international markets and marketing mechanisms for America s coal, evaluating the domestic potential for American coal production and exports, and Illinois coal s potential as an emergency fuel in the event of an international energy shortfall. Coal experts from American industry, labor officials, state and national government leaders, and dignitaries from Europe and the Far East gathered to discuss this important global issue.Topics included Emergency Utilization of Coal; High Sulfur Coal Exports: Assessments by Foreign Officials; High Sulfur Coal Exports: Production Capacity and Reliability, Extraction, Processing, and Transportation; Marketing of High Sulfur Coal: Assessment by National Specialists; and Marketing of High Sulfur Coal: Assessment by International Specialists. Other discussions included Production Capability and Reliability for Export of Illinois Coal; Special Processing for Export Markets; Transportation to Export Markets; Export of Technology to Use High Sulfur Coal; and Strategies for Developing Export Markets. There were also panel discussions moderated by United States Senator Charles Percy, United States Representative Paul Simon, and John Castle, Director of the Illinois Department of Commerce and Community Affairs."
- ISBN10 0809311224
- ISBN13 9780809311224
- Publish Date 1 June 1983
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 24 June 2009
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Southern Illinois University Press
- Language English