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> [Compared to coal, which generates almost half the electricity in the United States, natural gas is indeed a cleaner, less polluting fuel. But compared to, say, solar, it's filthy. And of course there is nothing renewable about natural gas.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-goodell/compared-to-coal-which-generates-almost-half-the-electricity-in-the/)

[Jeff Goodell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-goodell/)

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> [Ethanol doesn't burn cleaner than gasoline, nor is it cheaper.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-goodell/ethanol-doesn-t-burn-cleaner-than-gasoline-nor-is-it-cheaper/)

[Jeff Goodell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-goodell/)

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## Other authors on Cleaners

## More by Jeff Goodell

> [One thing you can say about nuclear power: the people who believe it is the silver bullet for America's energy problems never give up.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-goodell/one-thing-you-can-say-about-nuclear-power-the-people-who-believe-it/)

[Jeff Goodell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-goodell/)

> [The biggest tab the public picks up for fossil fuels has to do with what economists call 'external costs,' like the health effects of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-goodell/the-biggest-tab-the-public-picks-up-for-fossil-fuels-has-to-do-with/)

[Jeff Goodell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-goodell/)

> [To understand how quickly we're cooking the planet, we need good data. To have good data, we need good satellites.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-goodell/to-understand-how-quickly-we-re-cooking-the-planet-we-need-good-data/)

[Jeff Goodell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-goodell/)

> [Australia is the only island continent on the planet, which means that changes caused by planet-warming pollution - warmer seas, which can drive stronger…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-goodell/australia-is-the-only-island-continent-on-the-planet-which-means-that/)

[Jeff Goodell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-goodell/)

> [In the world of energy politics, the sudden vanishing of the word 'coal' is a remarkable and unprecedented event.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-goodell/in-the-world-of-energy-politics-the-sudden-vanishing-of-the-word-coal/)

[Jeff Goodell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-goodell/)

> [The end of coal in Appalachia doesn't mean that America is running out of coal (there's plenty left in Wyoming). But it should end…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-goodell/the-end-of-coal-in-appalachia-doesn-t-mean-that-america-is-running/)

[Jeff Goodell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-goodell/)

> [You think the weather is weird now? Just wait. A new MIT study, just published in a peer-reviewed journal, projects that the Earth could…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-goodell/you-think-the-weather-is-weird-now-just-wait-a-new-mit-study-just/)

[Jeff Goodell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-goodell/)

> [Nowhere has the political power of coal been more obvious than in presidential campaigns.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-goodell/nowhere-has-the-political-power-of-coal-been-more-obvious-than-in/)

[Jeff Goodell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-goodell/)

> [Subsidies are hugely important; they represent America's de facto energy policy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-goodell/subsidies-are-hugely-important-they-represent-america-s-de-facto/)

[Jeff Goodell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-goodell/)

> [New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who also happens to be the 10th richest person in America, with a personal fortune of some $18…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-goodell/new-york-city-mayor-michael-bloomberg-who-also-happens-to-be-the-10th/)

[Jeff Goodell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-goodell/)

> [“When I asked the mayor if flood insurance rates had gone up after Sandy, he said, “Not really.” This is how disaster relief works…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-goodell/when-i-asked-the-mayor-if-flood-insurance-rates-had-gone-up-after/)

[Jeff Goodell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-goodell/)

> [In the United States, we do a pretty good job of protecting iconic landscapes and postcard views, but the ocean gets no respect.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-goodell/in-the-united-states-we-do-a-pretty-good-job-of-protecting-iconic/)

[Jeff Goodell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-goodell/)

> [In the U.S. alone, weather disasters caused $50 billion in economic damages in 2010.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-goodell/in-the-u-s-alone-weather-disasters-caused-50-billion-in-economic/)

[Jeff Goodell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-goodell/)

> [Among all the tests President Obama faced in his first term, his biggest failure was climate change.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-goodell/among-all-the-tests-president-obama-faced-in-his-first-term-his/)

[Jeff Goodell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-goodell/)

> [President Obama is in no danger of being judged by history as an eco-radical.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-goodell/president-obama-is-in-no-danger-of-being-judged-by-history-as-an-eco/)

[Jeff Goodell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-goodell/)

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