Comments on: No Coal Plant is Unstoppable http://www.gpace.org/news/no-coal-plant-is-unstoppable/ Together we can demand a clean energy future! Tue, 17 Jan 2012 20:01:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: brad http://www.gpace.org/news/no-coal-plant-is-unstoppable/comment-page-1/#comment-438 brad Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:57:42 +0000 http://www.gpace.org/?p=947#comment-438 The idea coal could ever be "the cleanest resource available" is ridiculous- even if you could somehow trap all the particulate matter and carbon (which you can't so far- ask the people of West Virginia about showers of coal dust that looks like snow) you still have to deal with the disaster that is coal mining. It's time for the US to transition away from dirty energies like coal and to spend our research dollars (and tax dollars) on supporting clean alternatives- in Kansas, that means wind. The idea coal could ever be “the cleanest resource available” is ridiculous- even if you could somehow trap all the particulate matter and carbon (which you can’t so far- ask the people of West Virginia about showers of coal dust that looks like snow) you still have to deal with the disaster that is coal mining.

It’s time for the US to transition away from dirty energies like coal and to spend our research dollars (and tax dollars) on supporting clean alternatives- in Kansas, that means wind.

]]> By: Reality http://www.gpace.org/news/no-coal-plant-is-unstoppable/comment-page-1/#comment-437 Reality Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:00:05 +0000 http://www.gpace.org/?p=947#comment-437 This article is obviously not in touch with reality. Reality is that without coal there would be a huge deficit in our country's generation capability. Coal is one of the most abundant, low cost sources of fuel we have in the U.S, currently generating over 60% of our energy needs. And, technology has allowed coal to become a clean source of energy as well. Moreover, if all of the money that was spent tyring to defeat coal could instead be channeled for additional technology, coal could become one of our cleanest resoures available. Bottom line, if someone actually beleives that renewable energy alone will take of our country's energy needs, they are badly mis-informed. The wind doesn't blow consistently enough and the sun doesn't shine long enough to reliably generate energy in a cost-effective manner. And, please be mindful that in the end the consumer is king. They will ultimately decide what price they are willing to pay for energy...including enviromental concerns. Rest assured, they will not stand by and watch their disposable income eaten by ever-increasing energy costs which is inevitable if we remove coal from the generation equation. Reality is that we need a balanced approach to our energy needs...an approach that utilitzes all of our avialable resources in an economic, reliable and enviromentally sound manner. This article is obviously not in touch with reality. Reality is that without coal there would be a huge deficit in our country’s generation capability. Coal is one of the most abundant, low cost sources of fuel we have in the U.S, currently generating over 60% of our energy needs. And, technology has allowed coal to become a clean source of energy as well. Moreover, if all of the money that was spent tyring to defeat coal could instead be channeled for additional technology, coal could become one of our cleanest resoures available.

Bottom line, if someone actually beleives that renewable energy alone will take of our country’s energy needs, they are badly mis-informed. The wind doesn’t blow consistently enough and the sun doesn’t shine long enough to reliably generate energy in a cost-effective manner.

And, please be mindful that in the end the consumer is king. They will ultimately decide what price they are willing to pay for energy…including enviromental concerns. Rest assured, they will not stand by and watch their disposable income eaten by ever-increasing energy costs which is inevitable if we remove coal from the generation equation.

Reality is that we need a balanced approach to our energy needs…an approach that utilitzes all of our avialable resources in an economic, reliable and enviromentally sound manner.

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