In rural Mississippi, the future of coal looks a lot like its past

Grist
By Sara BernardFeb 12, 2015, 7:02 am7 pts
To glimpse the future of coal, take a trip to rural Kemper County, Miss., where, amid dense forests and rolling pastureland, the nation’s first “clean coal” power plant is nearing completion. The 582-megawatt Kemper County Energy Facility will be among the first coal gasification plants ever built in…

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