Is clean coal possible? Jim Rogers, CEO of Duke Energy thinks so. Is he right or is this another case of Greenwashing?
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Focus Earth: Cleaner Coal or Coalwash
Is clean coal possible? Jim Rogers, CEO of Duke Energy thinks so. Is he right or is this another case of Greenwashing?
Added: Sep 17, 2009
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