An environmentally conscious and influential politician in California is calling for the power industry to remove 100% of the pollutants from coal based power plants. Your lobbyists want to know how to address this issue with politicians before things get out of hand.  How would you educate your lobbyists to respond to this politician?  You should include some math in your explanation, but be sure to explain what is going on.  It is important to describe the costs as the percentage gets very close to 100% as well as considering what happens if p = 100.

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An environmentally conscious and influential politician in California is calling for the power industry to remove 100% of the pollutants from coal based power plants. Your lobbyists want to know how to address this issue with politicians before things get out of hand.  How would you educate your lobbyists to respond to this politician?  You should include some math in your explanation, but be sure to explain what is going on.  It is important to describe the costs as the percentage gets very close to 100% as well as considering what happens if p = 100. 

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