Quote Originally Posted by Tendrin View Post
Bear in mind that the percentage I gave includes /non-co2/ induced effects, which I would /believe/ covers that. Again: having an outsized impact is one thing, but on the whole, it remains a drop in the bucket compared to the coal fired power plants operating world wide. That's the scale of the problem.
The studies I've read show it has an extremely disproportionate impact on the environment. I do, however, agree coal-fired power plants are a huge problem. Anyone who has ever been to Shanghai or Mumbai in summer knows the impact coal has, damn air is gritty and yellow.