Coal mining runoff is a hazardous stew
Are natural gas’s eco-benefits overstated?
Feb. 27, 2011 1 Comment
Extraction and distribution make gas almost as bad as coal
EarthTalk: Coal ash in Tennessee? Postal workers and paper dust?
May 4, 2009 Leave a Comment
Dear EarthTalk: What were the environmental impacts of the huge coal ash spill in Tennessee this past December? — Dave S, Lynnfield, MA Environmentalists’ call for an end to the age of coal-one of the dirtiest and most common of all the fossil fuels we now use-took on new urgency this past December when some [...]
EarthTalk: Clean coal? Food packaging waste?
Feb. 18, 2008 1 Comment
Dear EarthTalk: As I understand it, coal that is used to fuel power plants and other industrial activity is a key culprit in pollution and climate change. So what is “clean coal” and is it really? — Matthew Oliver, Minneapolis, MN The term “clean coal” describes various processes that remove pollutants from coal, our cheapest, [...]