Scrubbers for stacks?

They don't use a heck of a lot of energy at all, they're mainly electrostatic filters that pull the ash and other pollutants out of the smoke.

There are alternative, and given a couple hundred years of research probably cleaner alternatives.

What I'm saying about coal is don't throw the baby out with the bathwater. It is possible to burn coal in a clean manner.

If people keep letting emotion and assumptions rule how they think (and therefore vote) on energy issues, we're in a world of hurt.