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Later we are informed that coal produces over twice the carbon dioxide emissions of natural gas per unit energy–taken with the previous statement this is not a good combination. In the first section of the book many of coals’ most potent myths are crushed. Chief amongst these myths is that ‘clean coal’ technology is clean. People are dying in there thousands, landscapes are being decimated by mountain top removal, climate change is being accelerated at an alarming rate.
A few things to consider when listening to a debate about ‘clean coal’ (clean doesn’t usually imply carbon capture and storage).
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