Daryl Hunt
Your Worst Nightmare
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- #121
Actually it depends on the geography more than anything, up here in the northern plains. Coal still dominates natural gas gaining.There is no such thing as clean coal, and there are no clean coal plants, despite what you might want to call them.
Proving you are ignorant of the FACTS. A common trait among Progressives.
Coal pollution mitigation
Main article: Coal pollution mitigation
See also: Clean coal technology
"Clean" coal technology usually addresses atmospheric problems resulting from burning coal. Historically, the primary focus was on SO2 and NOx, the most important gases which caused acid rain; and particulates which cause visible air pollution, illness and premature deaths. SO2 can be removed by flue-gas desulfurization and NO2 by selective catalytic reduction (SCR). Particulates can be removed with electrostatic precipitators. Although perhaps less efficient wet scrubbers can remove both gases and particulates. And mercury emissions can be reduced up to 95%.[133] However capturing carbon dioxide emissions is generally not economically viable.
Coal - Wikipedia
Yes, they can remove some of the pollutants, but what is left is causing more harm than it is worth. You can't point to any specific example of coal usage that isn't harmful to our environment. Much cleaner natural gas prices have made coal the horse and buggy of energy sources.
Fossil fuels are here to stay for the foreseeable future... fact
Oh, really. Care to bet on that one? Here is a breakdown of the Energy produced in South Dakota.
You seem to have left out Wind Power. Do you have ALL your windows painted black and your doors nailed shut?