This 40-page research paper provides an overview of global coal and natural gas dynamics, major projects and producers. It discusses topics like the environmental impacts of coal, EPA regulations, growing natural gas consumption, major LNG supply agreements, and the operations of coal companies Peabody Energy, Arch Coal and Alpha Natural Resources. The conclusion reflects on challenges like carbon emissions and forecasts that coal will still dominate global power generation for decades, while natural gas and Australia's LNG exports play larger roles.

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Research Paper
Vincent J. Lentini

2.  Executive Summary Page 3
 Global Coal Dynamics Pages 4-12
 Major Australian LNG Projects Pages 13-14
 Environmental Impact From Coal Page 15
 EPA’s New Regulations In The U.S. Pages 16-17
 Growing Importance of Natural Gas Pages 18-23

3.  Major LNG Supply Agreements Pages 24-25
 Peabody Energy Pages 26-28
 Arch Coal Pages 29-30
 Alpha Natural Resources Pages 31-32
 Conclusion Pages 33-35
 Sources Pages 36-39
 Renaissance Analytics Page 40

4.  Largest Global Coal Producers
 Recent Coal Transactions
 India’s Coal Consumption
 China’s Coal Consumption
 U.S. Coal Consumption
 Europe’s Coal Consumption
 Coal Growth Over Next Few Decades

5.  Gorgon LNG
 Wheatstone LNG
 Browse LNG
 Papa New Guinea LNG Project

6.  U.S. Natural Gas Consumption In 2010
 Total Natural Gas Investment Required By
2035
 LNG Growth
 Major Exporting LNG Nations
 China’s Natural Gas Strategy
 Saudi Arabia’s Natural Gas Strategy
 Cheniere Energy

7.  Impact On Coal Fired Power Plants
 Electric Utilities In U.S. Who Will Have
Adverse Impact From EPA Regulations
 Economic Impact On Power Generation
Industry
 Number Of Coal Fired Power Plants In U.S.
 Total Megawatt Hours Of Both Coal & Natural
Gas For Years 2000 & 2010

8.  Peabody Energy
 Arch Coal
 Alpha Natural Resources
 Tons Of Coal Sold Since 2006
 Major Acquisitions
 Major Company Developments

9.  Global Carbon Emissions Will Be A Major
Challenge
 Coal Will Still Dominate Global Power
Generation In Decades Ahead
 Natural Gas Will Play Great Role In Providing
Energy
 Australia Will Become A Major LNG Exporter
 India Will Become More Dependent Upon Coal
 China Will Try To Cap Its Coal Consumption
By 2015

10.  Annual Reports
 Company Press Releases
 World Coal Association
 U.S. Energy Information Administration
 Reuters
 Bloomberg