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 production of large volumes of waste rock from processing.
D. the need to mine the rock to extract the fuel.


Answer: A

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