Safe and Beneficial Coal is a comparatively stable material It
does not present leakage and spillage problems associated with
oil and gas. Disasters involving coal-carrying ships are not a
source of pollution. There is no safer energy source when
handled and used correctly. Source: World Coal Institute Clean
coal technology has helped the U.S. power industry keep electric
bills relatively low. Americans pay over $200 billion a year for
electricity. Yet, U.S. citizens still enjoy some of the lowest
electric rates of any free market economy in the world. Low cost
coal is a major reason. Lower cost clean coal technologies are
why the nation's utilities could meet new environmental
standards without imposing harsh price hikes on ratepayers.
Source: Department of Energy A healthy balance between the
environment and the economy is both possible and necessary. The
industry continues to promote technologies that meet the growing
demand for electricity while simultaneously protecting the
environment. Yet it is only th