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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSo just what is this "clean coal"
trump keeps speaking of? I'm all for "clean coal" if it doesn't cover the faces and lungs of the miners of such "clean" substances, if it makes our atmosphere "cleaner", etc...and how many jobs does this "clean coal" bring back and to what cost?
Oh, and another thing, when is trump bringing his "not made in the USA" brands TO the US...not...one...word...ever!
Wounded Bear
(58,662 posts)Laffy Kat
(16,382 posts)elleng
(130,956 posts)Coal pollution mitigation, often referred to by the public relations term clean coal, is a series of systems and technologies that seek to mitigate the pollution and other environmental effects normally associated with the burning (though not the mining or processing) of coal, which is widely regarded as the dirtiest ...
Coal pollution mitigation - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coal_pollution_mitigation
Warpy
(111,267 posts)as anyone who knows what burning coal spews into the atmosphere knows.
Equinox Moon
(6,344 posts)JHan
(10,173 posts)... One reason Trump is taking such an anti-globalist stance is that global agreements aim to reduce emissions - cutting into the profits of his billionaire cronies.
When Trump says expand military and "create jobs" through mining ( a lie) it's a signal that the biggest beneficiaries from his policies will be arms manufacturers and polluters.
His promise of creating more jobs with unlimited drilling, something his advisers are enthusiastic about, is also a lie:
The problem facing the coal industry is not unique: Automation is rapidly reducing employment in mining and manufacturing. Across a wide range of industries, from car manufacturing to computing, robots or artificial intelligence are increasingly taking over roles traditionally performed by humans. The same is true for coal mining.
grantcart
(53,061 posts)milestogo
(16,829 posts)Gabi Hayes
(28,795 posts)they're opening the first clean coal plant soon (maybe already have) in mississippi, which is about 5 BILLION in the red (7.7 billion on an original estimate of 2.8, IIRC)
LakeArenal
(28,819 posts)There is no EPA to monitor
No regulations to protect..
No Healthcare for the mine workers..
Just profits, profits, profits...
It's a win win for everybody.