Using regenerative thermal oxidizers<\/a> to convert methane into carbon dioxide may prove a deterrent to Global Warming.<\/p>\n Everybody’s talking about clean coal. Vanishing are the images of smog-filled towns and blackened valleys of soot that made coal a byword for dirty fuel. In fact, like it or not, coal still produces about half of U.S.-produced electricity and about a quarter of the electricity produced worldwide. Why not stick with a fuel that works, and cut down significantly on its polluting qualities at the same time?<\/p>\n Is this Polyannish reasoning? Some environmentalists insist that even the term “clean coal” is little more than a marketing slogan.<\/p>\n But what if coal could be made relatively clean? The idea of carbon capture and storage could well be the solution to minimizing the deleterious effects of coal-based pollution. While the technologies for “cleaning” hazardous byproducts such as methane released during the coal mining process are still being developed, (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Using regenerative thermal oxidizers to convert methane into carbon dioxide may prove a deterrent to Global Warming. Everybody’s talking about clean coal. Vanishing are the images of smog-filled towns and blackened valleys of soot that made coal a byword for…<\/span><\/p>\n