Fossil fuels pollute enough when used the way they are intended to be — burned cars, planes, power plants, etc. The Gulf oil blow-out disaster is getting plenty of attention as it works up to ravaging the Gulf coastal and marine eco-systems. Here’s a look at a forgotten disaster. In 1960 Centralia, Pennsylvania was bustling center of the US coal mining industry. Today is a wasteland — a de facto ghost town. Check out this video to see what a HALF CENTURY-LONG COAL MINE FIRE does to a city. How would you like to be the mayor trying to put together a carbon emission reduction plan?