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Posted Thu Sep 19 2013: from Midwest Energy News: Report: Social costs, if accounted for, make coal uneconomical http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1379600195 New research from a national environmental group finds that the cost of producing electricity from renewable resources like wind and solar is lower than that of conventional coal-fired generation when factoring for the adverse costs of climate change and human health impacts. That conclusion, derived from analysis on the "social cost of carbon," is at the heart of a study published in the Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences... [Read more stories about: airborne pollutants, anthropogenic change, carbon emissions, climate impacts, coal issues, contamination, health impacts, global warming, toxic water] New!: No reader quips yet -- be the first! Got a PaniQuip? Your Quip (limit 140 characters, no links, just wit): First name: The text shown in the Web image to the right: We reserve the right to reuse, remove, or refuse any entry.

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