Joe LucasThe Factuality Tour 2009 Hits the Road, Reveals Power of Coal
Follow along as Steve Gates, our Senior Communications Director, sets out from Wyoming’s Powder River Basin, home of some of the world’s largest and most productive mines. Steve also rides the rails and takes an inside look at the amazing rail dispatching center at Union Pacific's operations in Omaha, Neb. He stops by coffee shops and diners throughout middle America to speak with ordinary men and women about the jobs and investment coal brings to their communities and the enormous promise of next generation clean coal projects.
And how's this for the ultimate coal hard fact: carbon capture and storage is happening right now. Steve will soon end his tour at one of the nation’s most advanced coal-fueled power plants, where you'll get the chance to see the process up-close.
At a time when the energy debate is hitting high gear, it's critical to get the facts. So join us, and share our blog with friends and family: http://www.americaspower.org/factuality
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Reliable, affordable electricity is vital to America. Still, many people don't know that coal fuels nearly 50 percent of our electric power. Here at the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity (ACCCE), we started the