Plug up the COAL; keep it in the ground!

http://www.enn.com/wildlife/article/46699
The article starts off by explaining how beneficial coal was to the economic development of humans in the past 200 years.  It allowed for affordable energy and was at the heart of the Industrial Revolution, however, we know that the extraction and use of coal is actually damaging to humans and to the environment.  Using coal as an energy source the way we are right now is impacting climate change drastically and if we do not change how much we use or transform the way we use it, it will cause the atmosphere to raise 2 degrees Celsius, which is what we have been trying to avoid.  Emissions from coal use are on the rise and need to be stopped, as it is posing a great risk to our environment.  The coal industry must shift and transform the way it works, or its effects will be irreversible.