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Alternatives to Coal: Better Choices
Efficiency: We can save electricity we now waste through Energy Efficiency measures, creating more available electricity at lower cost than building any type of new generation plant, and making a profit for consumers.
Renewable Energy: Wind Energy and Thermal Solar Plants are cost competitive now and being deployed today. Photovoltaic solar panels are widely available today and expected to become cheaper as the market expands and manufacturing innovations are applied. Tidal Energy, Geothermal, and Biomass are in their infancy and should become significant over the next decade.
Compare these generation methods with the heavy price we pay to burn coal, as shown in Burning the Future: Coal in America and throughout this Coal Impact Guide. We believe this comparison supports a moratorium on new coal plants, an end to Mountaintop Removal Mining and other extraction processes that are devastating the environment, and a major initiative to facilitate efficiency measures and renewable generation. Look at the details and decide for yourself. And if you are moved to participate, join the CLEAN call to action.