[thackney]

Germany is already buying coal from us, now that they have shut down their nuclear power plants.

Germany has been buying coal from the US for decades.

Coal Exports by Country of Destination, Selected Years, 1960-2011
http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/annual/pdf/sec7_13.pdf

[norwaypinesavage]

Very interesting, thanks. Note that our coal exports to Germany are the highest they have been since 1967, and nearly doubled last year.