Cleaner Coal Now Possible?
A new technology is emerging that could possibly allow for near-clean coal plants to be built. Will it be built? Does the government have the right attitude towards helping this vision happen? This is the real question.
So what is this technology? The technology — called integrated gasification combined cycle, or IGCC — gasifies coal before it’s burned, cutting large quantities of pollutants harmful to human health, such as particulates, small components and mercury, from going up the smokestack.
In a business that is booming (120 plants are now planned) it is a tough act to swallow, an extra 20 percent tacked on.
This is a tough issue, the article is a good read – see more at MSNBC.
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