In Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota coal plants have closed, according to the Huffington Post. This isn't just rabid environmental activism. This is common sense.
Coal is dirty stuff. There is no such thing as clean coal; that's just a marketing term. The costs of coal -- health care including mercury tossed into the air and seas, and environmental damage on extraction and after burning -- far outweigh the benefits.
We can still provide jobs and power this country without coal, applying a mix of renewables and a reasonable use of transition fuels.
Thanks Sierra Club and its supporters for leading the way.
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