Oliver Willis

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2 Responses to ““Clean Coal””

1. Brian says:

   December 4, 2008 at 2:43 pm

   Thanks for reposting this. I cringed every time Obama mentioned “clean coal” in the campaign. Coal by definition cannot be clean. You can scrub out every molecule of pollutants — theoretically of course, as this is practically impossible — and coal is still dirty because of how it’s obtained. I’d sooner believe in Santa than “clean” coal.
2. Southern Quaker says:

   December 4, 2008 at 7:43 pm

   Oliver, I second Brian’s thanks for posting this video. Mountaintop removal is devastating eastern Appalachia, and until recently none of the national environmental organizations have paid it a bit of attention.

   It is frustrating and disheartening to watch. I’d encourage everyone to take a look at ilovemountains.org and Appalshop (appalshop.org). Chances are, the electricity you use everyday comes from coal obtained through mountaintop removal.