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Over at Lincoln Walks at Midnight, Larry Messina, reports that FactCheck.org has taken a closer look at the issue of "Clean Coal" reviewing the content of recent ads that have been aired in support and opposition.
Examining the question: "Is 'clean coal' possible?"
FactCheck concludes, "Probably, though it would come with a big price tag."
It also should be noted that FactCheck doesn't look at other environmental impacts of coal mining such as mountaintop removal, sludge and coal ash.
"And we take no position on the merits of CCS technology and the other issues involved in getting coal to burn without creating a carbon dioxide problem; as we noted earlier, we can only say that it's possible to do, though the cost will be high."
The FactCheck analysis seems to be even handed, but by focusing the question of "clean" only on CO2 emissions, their report seems incomplete to say the least.
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