Energy Principle #7 - Commit To the Use of Clean Coal

by General James L. Jones, USMC (Ret.)

Currently, coal provides approximately 50 percent of our electricity supply, making it the largest source of domestic, reliable, and affordable energy.  Coal will necessarily be a critical and expanding source for our future electricity and fuels needs.  To use coal cleanly and to address CO2 emissions, we need to greatly increase our research, development, and demonstration of clean coal and carbon capture and sequestration technologies.  We also must establish a fair and predictable regulatory environment.

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