Teachers from four states are headed to
North Dakota coal country.
The Lignite Energy Council says more than 130 elementary and
secondary teachers from the Dakotas, Minnesota and Montana are
slated to attend a seminar this week on how the coal known as
lignite is mined and used to produce energy in the four-state
region.
The seminar includes a tour of a mine, power plant and the Great
Plains Synfuels Plant near Beulah.
The Lignite Energy Council says it has been offering the seminar
since 1986. Teachers can get graduate credits.
