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Latest comment: 7 months ago3 comments3 people in discussion
I understand why many Wikipedia editors don’t like coal, I don’t either, but the suggestion that it isn’t economical (and the citations supplied to support this assertion) aren’t serious and greatly diminish the quality of the rest of the article. The article is also incorrect to suggest that new coal isn’t being developed, Japan alone is constructing 22 coal power plants as of 2023 https://www.nsenergybusiness.com/projects/yokosuka-coal-fired-power-plant/2600:8801:204:CC00:E5CF:2985:6F37:1F38 (talk) 13:45, 9 June 2023 (UTC)
It's only economical if you ignore externalities, which is the point the cited sources are making - and on Wikipedia, we follow the cited sources. MrOllie (talk) 13:54, 9 June 2023 (UTC)
Who chooses the external factors and gives weight to them? So many variables and opinions as to become meaningless, it approaches faith. 2A00:23C6:F680:2C01:ADCA:1417:790C:605A (talk) 15:14, 18 October 2023 (UTC)
Semi-protected edit request on 5 March 2024
Latest comment: 2 months ago2 comments2 people in discussion
Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Jamedeus (talk) 21:48, 5 March 2024 (UTC)
Revisions of May 18-
Latest comment: 13 days ago1 comment1 person in discussion
The following factoids or comments were removed
Although coal is known from most geologic periods, 90% of all coal beds were deposited in the Carboniferous and Permian periods, which represent just 2% of the Earth's geologic history."
so what
"Jet, a compact form of lignite, sometimes polished; used as an ornamental stone since the Upper Palaeolithic"
"ornaments" seem distracting
Fossils and amber may be found in coal.<ref>Poinar GO, Poinar R. (1995) ''The quest for life in amber''. Basic Books, {{ISBN|0-201-48928-7}}, p. 133</ref>
For a big article, these hobbyist details are distracting
when dead plant matter was protected from biodegradation and oxidation, usually by mud or acidic water" removed "biodegradaton".
Latest comment: 12 days ago2 comments2 people in discussion
This topic is vast and important. The article is too long. I will remove "Transition away from coal" since we have a article focused on that aspect: coal phase-out
Main recommendation: 1) An article about coal, period. What is it? Where did it come from? Many classifications (rank, grade). What is it used for? 2) The rest: mining (and economics), environmental impacts--Smokefoot (talk) 14:14, 19 May 2024 (UTC)
