captainslug -
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Originally Posted by captainslug
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I don't think we were talking about irresponsibly high-impact land-clearing, but localized effects of power plant emissions or coal transportation.
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Hmmm, I wouldn't call it "high-impact land-clearing". I think Coyote X was referring to "strip mining". Also, that doesn't sound true to what you wrote earlier :
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With modern coal power plants the ecological footprint is just as small as a hydroelectric plant. Coal is only a dirty power source if it is transported and processed lazily. Under current US standards well-maintained modern coal power plants produce a minuscule amount of localized pollution.
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