So just what is this "clean coal"

[Heartstrings]

trump keeps speaking of? I'm all for "clean coal" if it doesn't cover the faces and lungs of the miners of such "clean" substances, if it makes our atmosphere "cleaner", etc...and how many jobs does this "clean coal" bring back and to what cost?

Oh, and another thing, when is trump bringing his "not made in the USA" brands TO the US...not...one...word...ever!

[Wounded Bear]

1. It's unobtainium...

[Laffy Kat]

2. Bullshit. It's bullshit. nt

[elleng]

3. It doesn't exist.

Coal pollution mitigation, often referred to by the public relations term clean coal, is a series of systems and technologies that seek to mitigate the pollution and other environmental effects normally associated with the burning (though not the mining or processing) of coal, which is widely regarded as the dirtiest ...
Coal pollution mitigation - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coal_pollution_mitigation

[Warpy]

4. An absolute fantasy

as anyone who knows what burning coal spews into the atmosphere knows.

[Equinox Moon]

5. It is absolute BS!!!!

[JHan]

6. just to add to what elleng posted above..

... One reason Trump is taking such an anti-globalist stance is that global agreements aim to reduce emissions - cutting into the profits of his billionaire cronies.

When Trump says expand military and "create jobs" through mining ( a lie) it's a signal that the biggest beneficiaries from his policies will be arms manufacturers and polluters.

His promise of creating more jobs with unlimited drilling, something his advisers are enthusiastic about, is also a lie:

The problem facing the coal industry is not unique: Automation is rapidly reducing employment in mining and manufacturing. Across a wide range of industries, from car manufacturing to computing, robots or artificial intelligence are increasingly taking over roles traditionally performed by humans. The same is true for coal mining.

[grantcart]

7. ask a unicorn

[milestogo]

8. You can order it on Amazon along with sanitary sewage...

[Gabi Hayes]

9. economic insanity is what it is

they're opening the first clean coal plant soon (maybe already have) in mississippi, which is about 5 BILLION in the red (7.7 billion on an original estimate of 2.8, IIRC)

[LakeArenal]

10. But the best part...

There is no EPA to monitor
No regulations to protect..
No Healthcare for the mine workers..
Just profits, profits, profits...

It's a win win for everybody.

[DesertRat]

11. It's a lie. nt

[longship]

12. Same old dirty coal, just with a cleaner name. nt

[JI7]

13. what is "Born Again Virgin" ?