What price does the developing world pay for its economic growth?
Scientists from government agencies, universities, and the private sector in the U.S., China, Canada, and Russia will consider this question during a symposium hosted by the USGS. “Economic growth increases energy demand,” says symposium chairman Dr. Allan Kolker of the USGS. “In many developing countries, this demand is met by burning coal, which has led to new environmental and human-health problems. While most of the session is concerned with geologic approaches to these problems, we will be considering everything from cleaner-burning technologies to the impact of coal use on global warming,” says Kolker.
