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Clean Coal Oxymoron or Key to Energy Independence? Michelle Chesebro mjchesebro@ Current Coal Usage 50% of the energy in the U.S. is generated from coal More than 500 coal-fired power plants in U.S. with average age of 35 years U.S. supplies of coal projected to last from 164 -250 years Economics and Security of Supply Coal is plentiful and cheap Coal is found in abundance in countries with stable governments United States, India, China MIT concluded that coal will continue to be used to meet the world’s energy needs in significant quantities. Greenhouse Gases Among fossil fuels, coal is t