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VOICED: Can coal ever be clean?

VOICED: Can coal ever be clean?

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Interactive Video

Science, Geography, Social Studies

9th - 12th Grade

Hard

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Wayground Content

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The video discusses the concept of clean coal, highlighting its role in electricity generation and the billions spent on developing clean coal technologies. It introduces a carbon capture project in West Virginia, which reduces greenhouse gas emissions by a small margin. Critics argue that clean coal is a misnomer due to the environmental damage caused by coal-fired power plants and mountaintop removal mining. The video also covers the challenges of ecosystem reclamation and the US's struggle to meet climate goals ahead of the Copenhagen summit.

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