Wednesday, August 3, 2011

The Future of Coal: Beyond Coal or Clean Coal?

Coal-fired power plants are one of the largest sources of carbon dioxide, as well as harmful air pollutants such as mercury. Environmental groups say the U.S. needs to move away from coal to wind, solar and other kinds of renewable energy. Coal's defenders say the fossil fuel supports at least half a million jobs, provides cheap electricity, and new technologies can make it cleaner.

Anchor Thalia Assuras talked with the Sierra Club's Bruce Nilles, head of the environmental group's "Beyond Coal" campaign, and the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity's Evan Tracey about coal's future in the U.S. Is it here to stay, or is America ready to kick its coal habit?

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