Listen online to interview with Jeff Goodell, author of Big Coal
Jeff Godell, the author of Big Coal: The Dirty Secret Behind America's Energy Future, was interviewed on Fresh Air last night. Listen to it online.
This is a really interesting interview that leads with a conversation about coal-to-liquid and then talks goes into a broader discussion of coal in the US and worldwide.
Fresh Air from WHYY, June 21, 2007 · Jeff Goodell's book Big Coal: The Dirty Secret Behind America's Energy Future, now out in paperback, argues that the U.S. is more dependent than ever on coal. Goodell is a contributing editor at Rolling Stone magazine; he's also the author of Our Story: 77 Hours That Tested Our Friendship and Our Faith, based on the account of nine miners trapped underground.

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Good interview