Trump is using an adorable lump of coal wearing Mickey Mouse gloves as the new mascot for his energy dominance agenda, which includes bringing coal back from the edge of extinction. It won’t be the trick that staves off coal’s well-deserved death.

From Bloomberg Opinion (gift link above):

To the extent American children have a relationship with coal, it’s usually a negative one. Every kid knows the worst thing you can get on Christmas morning is a lump of the bituminous stuff as harsh payback for a year spent behaving poorly.

Which makes it a little weird that Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum is using an anthropomorphized lump of coal, dressed in yellow safety gear and Mickey Mouse gloves, as the adorable mascot of President Donald Trump’s “American Energy Dominance Agenda,” which includes bringing “clean, beautiful coal” back from the edge of extinction. Will *this* be the trick that staves off the coal industry’s well-deserved death?

# Top Coal Exporters in 2024

# Leading Exporters by Volume

|**Rank**|**Country**|**Export Volume (Million Tonnes)**|**Export Value (US$ Billion)**|
|:-|:-|:-|:-|
|1|Indonesia|557.76|30.5|
|2|Australia|364.00|55.9|
|3|Russia|224.00|21.8|
|4|United States|100.00|14.2|
|5|Mongolia|50.00|8.5|