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When you're not, you're notEvergreen Energy (NYSE: EEE) and James River Coal (Nasdaq: JRCC) were two leading coal stocks down last week as recent correlation between coal stock prices and oil prices helped knock the sector back. Yet with 27% of the world's coal deposits here in the U.S. and the price of coal being much cheaper than other forms of energy, it's unlikely that coal will remain a four-letter word for long.