The Enduring Importance of Coal.

The article offers information on roundtable conducted on coal-fired power generation in the U.S. including topics like environmental regulations and emission of greenhouse gases; views of Dan Lee, Vice President (VP) of Fossil & Hydro Generation at American Electric Power (AEP) on lack of development in research and development (R&D) sector of coal-fired power generation; and views of Ken Buttery from GE Steam Power Systems on challenges of coal-fired power plants like demand for electricity.