Reality

In reality, there is no such thing as clean coal in America today.

Coal cannot be called "clean" until its CO2 emissions are captured and stored safely.

Let's be clear: there are no US homes, factories, shopping centers or churches powered by coal plants that capture and store their global warming pollution.

Today, about 600 coal power plants emit 1/3 of America's carbon dioxide (CO2), the pollutant causing the climate crisis. And none of these plants capture and store their carbon pollution.

Scientists indicate that we can avoid the worst climate impacts if we turn CO2 emissions around in the next few years. The Chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Dr. Rajendra Pachauri, in 2007, said, "If there's no action before 2012, that's too late. What we do in the next two to three years will determine our future. This is the defining moment." For coal to maintain a role in America's energy mix, the industry must act quickly to stop emitting CO2.

The Reality Coalition is project of the Alliance for Climate Protection, Sierra Club, National Wildlife Federation, the Natural Resources Defense Council and the League of Conservation Voters. (read less)

In reality, there is no such thing as clean coal in America today.

Coal cannot be called "clean" until its CO2 emissions are captured and stored safely.

Let's be clear: there are no US homes, factories, shopping centers or churches powered by coal plants that capture and store their global warming pollution.

Today, about 600 coal power plants emit 1/3 of America's carbon dioxide (CO2), the pollutant causing the climate crisis. And none of these plants capture and store their carbon... (read more)