The Obama administration is starting a last-ditch effort to make “clean coal” a climate change solution, despite its heavy focus on renewables and stiff rules to phase out fossil fuel.

But it’s a big gamble. Clean coal technology faces a number of woes in becoming commercial, especially from natural gas that is much more cost effective.

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