Cheap, Clean Coal: Ain't Clean – and it Ain't Cheap, Either

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โ€œโ€ฆ coal is one of the most expensive options to meet energy needs. And the only way a ratepayer, regulator, or investor will put money into a new coal plant is if theyโ€™re fooled into thinking that coal isย cheap.โ€

That quote didnโ€™t come from some trenchant critic of the climate change denial movement (from someone like me), it came from Public Utilities Fortnightly, as quoted on the Coal-is-Dirty.com. Check out Mark Kersowikโ€™s whole post here.

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