Beyond Coal

The Dirty Truth About Coal: Why Yesterday's Technology Should Not Be Part of Tomorrow's Energy Future

Factsheet: The Dirty Truth about Coal

Coal is one of the most polluting sources of energy available, jeopardizing our health and our environment.

We owe it to our children to consider smarter, cleaner, healthier options for meeting our energy needs rather than locking ourselves into using a polluting, backward technology for the next 50 years that harms people, damages our environment, and makes global warming much worse.

Choose below between coal mining, burning, and wastes. Mouse over the pictures to see the damage done to land, air, water, and people.

Click here to see the effects of Coal Mining

Click here to see the effects of Coal Burning

Click here to see the effects of Coal Wastes

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