Book Review - Big Coal

I've just finished reading Big Coal - The Dirty Secret Behind America's Energy Future by Jeff Goodell. Wow, this is a sobering read. I definitely recommend it. I had been skeptical of the "Clean Coal" slogan before I read this book, but I am now firmly convinced that we should not build another coal-fired power plant in the United States unless it replaces an old plant. Goodell paints a grim picture of the costs of our dependency on coal. He also reveals the ugly side of political influence, especially how the coal industry has cozied up to the Bush administration over the past six years.