Whenever we get into an argument with someone about the fundamental oxymoron of the phrase “clean coal,” we try to show them the Coen Brothers’ recent parody infomercial on the matter. If the conversation isn’t occuring near a computer or an iPhone though, we just start to flail wildly in a vain attempt at conveying the inherent incoherence of the whole concept behind so-called clean coal.

Now that Tara Lohan has written a comprehensive listicle of the Top 5 Myths About Coal though, we’ll have a memorized series of arguments to make against the next “clean coal” fanatic we encounter.