“Clean Coal” Fantasy Finally Losing Federal Support, But Industry Never Took It Seriously Anyway

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By Farron CousinsFeb 6, 2015, 11:14 am34 pts
The phrase “clean coal” has about as much merit as saying “sanitary sewage,” but that hasn’t stopped the industry and pro-coal talking heads from repeating that phrase ad nauseum to the American public. The Orwellian industry buzzphrase was so successful that the Obama administration, as part of the…

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