Mark Kresowik's blog
Government vs. coal industry on so-called "clean coal"
The Government
Accountability Office (GAO) has released a report that says clean coal is expensive, decades away, and won't be developed without stringent carbon regulations in place first.
Utility executive admits ‘clean coal’ could triple your energy bill
“This
technology is going to save the existing [coal] fleet and save the American
electrical consumer trillions of dollars,” he claimed, while acknowledging that
so-called clean coal “could raise rates in some areas from 5-7 cents per
kilowatt-hour to as much as 15 cents per kilowatt-hour.” How is tripling our energy bills going to save
us trillions of dollars?
Company proposing coal plant says no to democracy
Sues to block citizen ballot initiative
In Utah
Coal plants put ratepayers, taxpayers at risk
USDA asked to suspend, rescind financing approvals
Today the Sierra Club sent a letter to the U.S. Department of
Agriculture expressing concern about the USDA's approvals for electric
cooperatives to pursue private financing for coal plants without any
environmental analysis.
King Coal CEO - "Black is the new green."
The head of the largest privately-owned coal company in the world, Peabody Energy, admitted to his company’s support of the massive green-washing project by the coal industry in a USA Today article today.
Dirty Coal Lobby Buys D.C.
The public isn’t buying the coal lobby’s high-priced ad campaign.
They know that coal is dirty and has remained so for the last century. But it seems to be falling on deaf ears amongst our politicians in Washington, D.C.
Calling Clean Coal's Bluff
UK Parliament and Royal Society: Set date for carbon capture or face coal plant closure.
In what could be considered "calling the industry’s bluff" on so-called clean coal, a UK Parliament committee described industry claims that coal is clean as a “fig leaf.”
Coal plant costs: higher and higher as the atmosphere gets dirtier and dirtier
Coal doesn’t come cheap
Clean coal is anything but cheap, but that hasn't stopped some from trying to convince America otherwise.
What is the greatest public relations goal of those pushing new coal plants? Its not convincing Americans that “coal is clean”. Despite multi-million dollar deceptive "coal is clean" ad campaigns most Americans know that coal is just as dirty as it was a few decades ago.
