Surface coal mines have shut down.

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HA! Find me anywhere that has $3.00 a gallon anymore. I dare you. Our prices over here on the east coast, which are ALWAYS way less than the west coast, just shot up 50 cents in one day, and are expected to rise equally more over the next month. I shudder to think about how bad the west coast is doing.
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Yep, that's the point. When the National Average goes over $3.00 a gallon they say it becomes economical to explore ways to extract the oil reserves trapped in the shale.