Wall Street Journal: The power industry burned more coal in 2007 to make electricity, bad news for those worried about the utility sector’s role in climate change. Since 93% of U.S. coal consumption is related to electricity production, coal sales and electricity demand are strongly correlated. The power industry consumed 1.046 billion short tons of coal in 2007, up 1.95% from the 1.026 billion short tons used in 2006, according to new data from U.S. Energy Information Administration, the Department of …