Over the last several decades, the coal-based electricity industry invested billions to clean the air. The result is that emissions of major pollutants from coal-fueled power plants have been reduced by nearly 90 percent per unit of electricity generated.
And not only that, the coal-based electricity industry is investing $125 billion more through 2015 to reduce them even further.
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The American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity (ACCCE) is committed to the idea that America can have the affordable, reliable electricity we need, with the clean environment we want. ACCCE’s Behind the Plug blog is the place for up-to-date news and analysis on clean coal technology developments and energy policy progress.