Despite all that is dirty about it, there have been a lot of promises made about “clean coal.” Like the tobacco industry before it, many in the coal business aren’t telling the truth about the dangers of their product.

Calling coal “clean” is their way of getting us to go on using their product without thinking about what it might be doing to us and our environment. Unfortunately, “clean coal” is like a “healthy cigarette” – there’s simply no such thing.

The truth about coal is that it is the dirtiest way to make the energy we need.

Santee Cooper wants to build a new coal plant on the banks of the Great Pee Dee River in South Carolina. Before saying “yes” to a new coal plant in South Carolina – where more than 70% of our power already comes from coal – take some time to learn about how coal might affect your health, your environment and the economy of our state.