Central Appalachia (CAPP) was once the heart of coal mining in the United States. At its peak, the area was the dominant source of coal in the United States, producing 294 million tonnes of coal per year (Downstream Strategies). But in recent years, coal production from Central Appalachian mines has fallen drastically from 291 million […]
More than 1.8 trillion gigabytes of information was created in 2011, and the amount is expected to grow by a factor of 50 before 2020 (IDC Digital Universe Study). The cost to organizations of storing this information is projected to increase from US$379.9 million in 2011 to nearly US$6 billion in 2016 (IDC). With the […]