Coal Facts

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DIRTIE LIE: COAL IS CHEAP

Most people can tell you the cost of a gallon of gasoline, but are stumped when asked how much a kilowatt of electricity...
Revision #3 Posted by Riverkeeper on 02-21-2009
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DIRTIE LIE: CARBON CAPTURE IS THE ANSWER

The coal industry wants you to believe that capturing the carbon pollution from coal-fired power plants and storing...
Revision #3 Posted by Riverkeeper on 02-21-2009
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DIRTY LIE: RENEWABLE ENERGY IS TOO EXPENSIVE

The coal industry wants you to believe that renewable sources of energy, like solar and wind, are too expensive...
Revision #1 Posted by Riverkeeper on 02-21-2009
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DIRTY LIE: RELAMATION RESTORES WHAT MINING DESTROYS

The coal industry likes to boast that once they’ve mined an area, they can improve the land through development...
Revision #1 Posted by Riverkeeper on 02-21-2009
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DIRTY LIE: OUR DRINKING WATER IS SAFE

The coal industry wants you to believe that coal isn’t poisoning our drinking water. The truth is that coal...
Revision #1 Posted by Riverkeeper on 02-21-2009
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