Saturday, September 06, 2008

First "clean coal" plant in Germany

A new so-called "clean coal" plant is set to open in Germany. Personally, I'm dubious about our ability to safely store the CO2 output from such plants for the long term. Time will tell:
Capturing and storing permanently the CO2 from fossil fuel burning is the promise of clean coal—and many scientists, experts and politicians argue that it is key to a clean energy future that avoids catastrophic climate change. Of course, it remains unclear how safe and permanent such geologic storage is and the phrase “clean coal” begs the question: how clean can an energy source be that requires leveling mountains?

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