Inhofe Watch: 'We know how to use coal in a clean manner.'

by Emily Gertz · 2009-01-08 17:49:00 UTC
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Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) took advantage of this morning's Senate Environment Committee hearing on the Tennessee coal ash disaster to take a swipe at activists opening remarks, as well as touting unproven technologies to capture and bury coal-fired plant emissions as a sure thing:

"I am pleased the results of air, water and soil testing meet EPA standards...
In light of this, I also hope that certain extremist groups refrain from exploiting this incident to further a political objective, namely to eradicate the use of coal in this country.  We all know that would be a disaster for energy security, for jobs, and for the health of our economy. We know how to use coal in a clean manner. And as new technologies continue to advance, we can use coal to power the American economy while maintaining a clean, healthy environment."

Emily Gertz
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