COAL INDUSTRY ADDS VOICE TO ENERGY SUPPLY DEBATE.

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Euracoal President Nigel Yaxley reminded a conference on January 23 that "coal has not been in the news" over the first weeks of 2006, unlike Russian gas and Iranian oil. The European Association for Coal and Lignite, Euracoal is keen to highlight the benefits of coal in terms of European energy independence and security of supply: one-third of European electricity is generated using coal and lignite, two-thirds of...