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The Dirty Truth About Coal: Why Yesterday's Technology Should Not Be Part of Tomorrow's Energy Future From mining to burning to combustion wastes, using coal for electricity scars lungs, tears up the land, pollutes water, devastates communities, and makes global warming worse. Learn about coal's dirty secrets that have serious societal and economic consequences in our brand new report, "The Dirty Truth about Coal: Why Yesterday's Technology Should Not Be Part of Tomorrow's Energy Future." Introduction Mining: From Ground to Train Burning Coal: Our Nation's Power Plants What Remains: The Legacy of Coal Combustion Wastes Conclusion: "Clean Coal," or America's Lead Energy Misnomer Download the full report (2mb PDF) Up to Top HOME | Email Signup | About Us | Contact Us | Terms of Use | © 2008 Sierra Club