Coal is Not Dead Posted on February 6, 2018 by Terry M. Jarrett The reports of the death of coal are greatly exaggerated. In the Washington Examiner, Josh Siegel reports that China’s steel manufacturing is creating a revival for U.S. metallurgical coal exports: http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/chinese-steelmaking-sparks-mini-revival-for-ailing-coal-industry/article/2647861