Does clean coal really exist?

An upcoming decision by the state Public Utilities Commission will determine whether a new coal plant will provide power for western Minnesota. The battle over the Big Stone II is part of a wider struggle between the coal advocates and environmentalists over the future of the coal industry.

Guests

• Bob Schulte: CEO of Central Minnesota Municipal Power Agency.
• Michael Noble: Executive director, Fresh Energy.
• Joe Lucas: Executive director, American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity.
• Henry Henderson: Director, Natural Resource Defense Council's Midwest Program.

More from MPR

• Judge delivers setback to Big Stone II project
  May 9, 2008

Resources

• Big Stone II
• Fresh Energy
• Central Minnesota Municipal Power Agency
• America's Power
• Natural Resources Defense Council: Dirty Coal