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NEWS ANALYSIS: ‘Clean coal’ and those pesky negative externalities

Started by nmindependent · 9 months ago

In 'econ-o-speak', an externality is an external cost or benefit that is not reflected in the market price. Electricity generation from coal-powered power plants is a perfect example of a negative externality; the cost of generating electricity does not reflect the health and environmental i ... Continue reading »

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  • My opinion is that sun energy should (must ) be the future's energy-source for about all where it can be implemented.
    I consider it number one from almost all the perspectives.
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