Description: Despite a century-long legacy that has claimed millions of lives and ravaged the environment, coal as a fuel source is making a comeback. In a compelling blend of hard-hitting investigative reporting, history, and business analysis, this work illuminates the stark economic imperatives America faces.
Brief description: JEFF GOODELL is a contributing editor for Rolling Stone and a frequent contributor to the New York Times Magazine. He is the author of the New York Times bestseller Our Story: 77 Hours That Tested Our Friendship and Our Faith. Goodell's memoir, Sunnyvale: The Rise and Fall of a Silicon Valley Family, was a New York Times Notable Book.
Review Quotes:
Goodell, in this well-written, timely and powerful book, makes it crystal clear what the stakes are The New York Times
Fiery and committed The New York Times Book Review
The hidden truth about coal is what Jeff Goodell is after in his groundbreaking book.
Bookpage
[Goodell] turns the light on the coal industry as he tracks the black rock on a bracing, eye-opening journey.
Audubon
Big Coal gives its readers a clear sense of the tradeoffs we face in our feverish quest for inexpensive energy... The Washington Post
Goodell has a talent for pithy argument - and the book fairly crackles with informed conviction.
Publishers Weekly, Starred
Eye-opening and provocative Kirkus Reviews, Starred
Goodell does a first-rate job of balancing environmental concerns with interviews from the human faces associated with "Big Coal" Library Journal