Multiple Choice
Oil shale and tar sand share each of the following environmental problems except
A) The production of quantities of ash when the fuel is burned.
B) The need for a great deal of water in processing.
C) The need to mine the rock to extract the fuel.
D) The production of large volumes of waste rock from processing.
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