{"id":42362,"date":"2009-05-13T14:58:49","date_gmt":"2009-05-13T14:58:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.greendiary.com\/?p=11793"},"modified":"2021-04-05T04:07:25","modified_gmt":"2021-04-05T04:07:25","slug":"is-clean-coal-really-clean-or-just-an-eye-wash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drprem.com\/guide\/is-clean-coal-really-clean-or-just-an-eye-wash\/","title":{"rendered":"Is clean coal for real or just an eye-wash?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"38520354a5201685ddf480eec688e1a7\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\r\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9477973674766713\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"8885944693\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Clean_coal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">clean coal<\/a>&#8221; theory is an umbrella term used to describe technologies being developed that aims to reduce the environmental impact of coal energy generation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cClean Coal\u201d is being talked about a lot lately and is all over the news. It is a great-sounding phrase, stirring in our minds images of abundant, cheap energy generated by squeaky-clean power plants. If that\u2019s what comes to your mind when you hear the word then here&#8217;s some bad news for you: there&#8217;s no such thing as clean coal.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The concept is ambiguous<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>According to Jeff Goodell, &#8220;Clean coal&#8221; is not an actual invention, a physical thing \u2013 it is an advertising slogan. Like &#8220;fat-free donuts&#8221; or &#8220;interest-free loans.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Clean coal is like healthy cigarettes, it does not exist,\u201d says former Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Al_Gore\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Al Gore<\/a>.<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\nAccording to David Roberts of blog Grist.Beta, \u201cThe clean coal PR people are running a scam\u2026Here\u2019s the scam: They leave the definition of &#8220;clean coal&#8221; deliberately ambiguous.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Critics like Grist have pointed out; the term \u201cclean coal\u201d is largely an oxymoronic advertising gimmick.<\/p>\n<p><strong>It\u2019s a lie<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Environmentalist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. calls it a dirty lie.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;How many such plants are there?&#8221; asked former Vice President Gore at the Clinton Global Initiative last year. &#8220;Zero. How many blueprints? Zero.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Ben Jervey of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.good.is\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GOOD<\/a> says, \u201cThe coal industry\u2019s PR machine has created a meaningless moniker that won\u2019t die\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Risky Affair<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A recent report released by The Union of Concerned Scientists says, \u201cSlow carbon leaks could undermine the technology\u2019s effectiveness as a global warming solution and contaminate groundwater.\u201d<\/p><div class=\"38520354a5201685ddf480eec688e1a7\" data-index=\"2\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\r\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9477973674766713\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"8885944693\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>John Blair in his article on his blog <a href=\"https:\/\/citizensagainstco2sequestration.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Citizens Against CO2 Sequestration <\/a>says, \u201cInjection of CO2 can ultimately damage groundwater used for drinking by a chemical conversion when the CO2 is injected causing an increase in acidity which leaches dangerous chemicals like metals out of the formation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Supporters<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Clean Coal has many supporters too, President Obama being the top most in the list.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As president, I will tap our natural gas reserves, invest in clean coal technology, and find ways to safely harness nuclear power&#8221;, says President Obama.<\/p>\n<p>Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter, Utah Gov. Jon M. Huntsman, Jr. and Wyoming Gov. Dave Freudenthal wrote a letter to President Obama. It said, &#8220;Finding a way to use our nation\u2019s rich supplies of coal in a manner that avoids emissions of carbon dioxide and other pollutants is absolutely vital to the success of any national effort to reduce emissions, promote national security and create jobs.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>All said and done, I would like to add here that Clean Coal involves carbon reduction technologies that are still 10-15 years from being built for American plants. A lot has been spent on advertising the concept, but unfortunately, little has been done to bring the concept into reality.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t you think it is cruel that after 24 years and billions of dollars spent trying, there is still no operating coal power plant using &#8220;clean coal&#8221; technology?<\/p>\n<p>The catch is that for now\u2014and for years to come\u2014\u201cclean coal\u201d will remain more a catchphrase than a reality. 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