One Republican, Unhappy With His Party's Position on Carbon, Prepares a New Agenda (RINO ALERT)

The New York Times ^ | 2010-12-15 | Evan Lehmann

[MyIndianNameIsSwimsWithSharks]

Here's a tip, Lindsey:
Start reducing your own carbon dioxide output by shutting up. Oh, yeah, and have a nice day.

You have a great day, rabs!

[longtermmemmory]

someone must have some very incriminating pictures of Gramnesty.

[Wonder Warthog]

"The government is trying to regulate coal fired power plants out of business. If natural gas is cheaper then let the market decide. It is a matter of supply and demand. At current usage rates this country has several hundred years of coal that can be extracted economically from the ground."

Yes, but the market was originally distorted in the other direction when then-President Jimmy Carter forbad the use of natural gas to supply electricity. Back then, there was thought to be an approaching shortage of natural gas.

Natural gas plants are WAY cheaper, more reliable, cleaner, and more efficient than coal plants (nat. gas plants can be "combined cycle" gas-turbine/steam turbine units....coal is limited to steam-turbines).

With horizontal drilling, we probably have as much or more future available supply in natural gas as with coal. And a great deal of that supply is located in the Northeast.

On a "pure market" basis, coal simply can't compete.

Note....I've got no problem with coal as an energy source, either for electricity generation or, via. liquefaction, for vehicle fuels. Just pointing out the facts of the matter.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Gramham and his buddy mcCain need to go to reeducation Camp....and read this...FR Thread:

Little Ice Age And Expanding Arctic Ice -“Climate Forecasts Will Have To Be Thrown In The Dustbin”