How Clean Is Clean Coal?

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In a single year, less than one in 100,000 Americans contract a rare form of blood cancer. In Pennsylvania coal country, the rate is nearly five times higher. Many suspect "clean" coal is the cause. As the 2008 presidential candidates promote the potential of clean coal as an alternative fuel source, and as Congress prepares to debate energy legislation, ANP takes a look at the controversial practice of coal-ash dumping.

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[ruppertknickerbocker]

You got to love it she talking about the enviroment while driving her car on asphalt roads.

[Bnic5]

@oaktrails & @superpinga turn off your lights, computer, fridge, air conditioner...well anything that runs off electricity because the power most likely came from coal since over 50% of the USA is powered by coal

[loriannclouse]

I think the main idea is to be open minded to other renewable less toxic energy resources. No one expects a change overnight but everyone should realize that burning coal is a long term answer to our energy crisis.

[superpinga]

so what, moron? one thing is being sensible and limiting the use of the personal car when possible (which in the US... well, try it outside the big cities!), another thing is being a fundamentalist. of course you don't know the difference, hence the world is in this great shape. Shut your gob!

[oaktrails]

where's your video ruppert?

[ruppertknickerbocker]

They didn't mention the yuppie suv's and cars that dump tons more pollutants in our country ever day or the millions of miles of asphalt roads that catch the suns heat increasing the earths temp.