Coal's Latest Woe: Even a Clean Coal Plant Won't Burn It

摘要

First came the bad weather and construction slowdowns. Then the slide in natural gas prices. Equipment got clogged and then leaks sprung. Design flaws surfaced. By June 28, the builder of America's first-of-its-kind "clean coal" power plant had called it quits on the coal part, deciding to run the whole thing on gas instead.