Quote Originally Posted by n2ize View Post
maybe. But that is a matter of how we get the coal as opposed to the coal itself.
Natural gas has the same problem - the fact that it burns clean isn't a lot of solace for the family who can light their tap water on fire, just as it isn't for the families whose water is red from the pollutants in the fill that used to be the mountain next door. Really eye opening to see it, from the times I drove through there...

I'm sure it's possible to do it a lot safer, but will the shareholders and boards of the producers do it on their own - not likely.