“Even though we don’t have strong scientific evidence to support global warming, we know that when you disturb the natural equilibrium on Earth, it will have an impact. Burning coal on a massive scale has to affect the environment. It’s like the time I went to my doctor and found out I had diabetes. It had been growing inside of me, but until the doctor ran tests with instruments, I didn’t know. It’s the same with global warming. It’s growing, but we lack the instruments to tell us how much harm it is causing. Still, we know that putting a lot of carbon into the air will have a long-term impact.”
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Mr. Malhotra is founder and president of Coal Network Inc., which specializes in brokering coal and blended-coal products primarily in the Midwest. He held senior management positions at Nerco Coal Corporation and Freeman United Coal Mining Company. He was born in India and studied at Panjab University, State University of New York, Michigan Technical University and Columbia University. His grandson’s footprints are in the concrete doorstep to the company’s headquarters, a reminder to him of his key stakeholder.
