Submitted on January 17th, 2007 by InterestedReader
I'm surprised there's such a knee-jerk reaction in certain environmental circles that are so categorically against the use of coal going forward.
Yes, it's dirty. Yes, it's the enemy. Yes, the planet needs to get off it as quickly as possibly. These are all good arguments to support the immediate MIGRATION to clean coal technologies where possible.
As clean as clean coal is, it isn't as clean as wind or solar. Agreed. But we need to acknowledge that the coal infrastructure ISN'T going away anytime soon. Let's move as much of it to cleaner processing as quickly as possible, on our way to even cleaner forms of energy.
Clean coal is the convenient friend of the environmentalist, not the enemy.
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Submitted on January 17th, 2007 by InterestedReaderI'm surprised there's such a knee-jerk reaction in certain environmental circles that are so categorically against the use of coal going forward.
Yes, it's dirty. Yes, it's the enemy. Yes, the planet needs to get off it as quickly as possibly. These are all good arguments to support the immediate MIGRATION to clean coal technologies where possible.
As clean as clean coal is, it isn't as clean as wind or solar. Agreed. But we need to acknowledge that the coal infrastructure ISN'T going away anytime soon. Let's move as much of it to cleaner processing as quickly as possible, on our way to even cleaner forms of energy.
Clean coal is the convenient friend of the environmentalist, not the enemy.