Fucking Clean Coal

or the tribal indian lands in New Mexico.Clean Coal is just another dirty business engaged in greenwashing, thinking they can project technology as the solution. They might be able to burn it more cleanly, but the real issues start with the removal/mining of it. The vicious rape of Mother Earth continues apace and the silvery white jism is mercury, the second most toxic substance on the planet. We won’t be watching because who believes the shit coming out their mouths? There’s only one candidate I would trust with anything: DK.

I don’t think most people know about MTR and how much damage the practice is doing to Appalachia topographically, ecologically, and economically. I think the main reason we (here in KY) endure the horrible risks of coal mining is because we know that entire towns/counties will become even more poverty stricken than they currently are without the mines. If the public knew the accumulative damage being done, while reducing thousands of mining jobs, causing even more instability in already poor rural towns, people might be a little more outraged.

Folks, this is no different than if the debate were sponsored by Toyota. As to your point about mining:We care about the environment. That’s why we make sure to comply with current rules, which have been in effect since 1983, that require coal operators to establish a buffer around streams. There are other steps in place to make sure extraction is as clean as we can feasibly make it. And any project undertaken has the endorsement of the Army Corps of Engineers on ecological issues.-David from Americaspower.org

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