For warmth, some rural households still burn coal
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March 18, 2018
DURANGO, Colo. (AP) — Monte Miller shovels a load of coal into a bucket and makes the short journey from his storage shed to his home on the edge of Bayfield, joking aloud that his wife likes to keep the temperature at a steady 75 degrees.
"But we don't have any problem doing that with coal," Miller said.
Miller and his wife, Marsha, have been using coal as their main source of fuel since they moved to their home in 2000. Each year, the couple uses about 2 tons of coal to keep their 2,500-square-foot house warm throughout the winter.
"We heat the whole place for less than $200 a season," Mille...
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