Which one of the following in not one of the drawbacks to the use of coal, i.e., which of the following is false?

A) We will run short on coal resources before long.
B) Coal mining causes destruction of the land.
C) Coal burning causes pollution.
D) Coal burning contributes to the greenhouse effect thus heating Earth.
E) Coal mining causes a large number of miner's deaths due to miner's diseases.


A

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