No matter how you feel about coal, you can’t deny that it is very dirty stuff. Nor can you argue that our electrified society is anywhere near ready to run without it. Until renewables scale up and become storable—available after sunset and between breezes, in other words—coal will continue to supply a big part of the world’s energy. And don’t let recent reports of its death fool you, either. Sure, Oregon’s legislature just passed a…
New tech could give coal a scrubbing until renewables are ready
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