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Big coal: the dirty secret behind America's energy future

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OSTI ID:20790838
Veteran journalist Jeff Goodell argues that coal is bad for the economy, bad for public health and especially bad for the environment, yet its future looks quite bright. It is relatively cheap. It is plentiful, and Americans, who get half their electric power from coal-burning generators, are addicted to it. As of 2005, more than 120 new coal-burning plants were either planned or under construction in the United States.
OSTI ID:
20790838
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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