Coal-fired power plant operators can make substantial reductions in actual greenhouse gases and huge reductions in other emissions. Operating costs would be reduced while the cost of electricity and l..
Coal-fired power plant operators can make substantial reductions in actual greenhouse gases and huge reductions in other emissions. Operating costs would be reduced while the cost of electricity and life cycle costs would not increase. The large investment to accomplish this would greatly boost the US economy. This is the conclusion of the McIlvaine Co. in a recent analysis that employs a power plant environmental burden index.
"We do not have to wait until CO2 capture technologies are commercialized. CO2 and other equivalent emissions can be reduced 85% with a low-cost but innovative holistic approach. By adopting the European strategy of replacing old coal-fired plants with new efficient
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