WTF is E-Coal?
By Alex Tinker. Cross-posted from ItsGettingHotInHere.org
We’ve been dealing with the “clean coal” mythology for some time now, and you’re probably all very well-versed in de-bunking pro-coal propaganda. I just came across this ad (see page 12) in CitiesGoGreen’s January edition and it got me thinking. Ever heard of E-Coal? The product’s inventors have a whole new way of approaching the coal industry.
“Don’t be fooled by the name, there is no fossil coal in E-Coal. It is only called E-Coal to help the electric power industry executives make the needed mental paradigm shift” says NewEarth Renewable Energy, the promoter of E-Coal and E-Oil.
To me this posits some interesting questions: Could we kick coal by firing traditional coal generators with biomass? Could we save mountaintops from coal miners without shutting down the whole coal power industry? Might there be a place for combustion in the clean energy economy? I don’t know the answers, but I know that if you’re an energy wonk, you might find this interesting.
