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Washington State Historical Society: We can warm the world with coalWashington State Historical Society

Thanks to reader Bill Broadhead for digging this gem out of the Washington State Historical Society’s excellent digital collections. Here’s the full description: “A rectangular piece of coal in a wagon is on display in the middle of Pacific Avenue in Tacoma before the arrival of President Harrison in May, 1891. A sign behind the wagon reads, We Can Warm the World on Coal. A group of men stand on either side of the wagon in front of S.J. Holland’s and Murray’s Drug Store.”

David Roberts is staff writer for Grist. You can follow his Twitter feed at twitter.com/drgrist.

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  1. tomgray Posted 2:40 pm
    31 Oct 2009

    Indeed. A friend told me recently, by the way, that when hydro was being developed in the Pacific Northwest, it was touted as "white coal." Wonder what wind would be called? "Clean coal?" Hmmm ... -- Tom Gray, American Wind Energy Association

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