http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/2009/06/27/reminder-no-quarter-radios-sins-of-omission-with-paulie-abeles-monday-nights-at-900pm-et/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:35:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/2009/06/27/reminder-no-quarter-radios-sins-of-omission-with-paulie-abeles-monday-nights-at-900pm-et/#comment-1222940 Docelder Mon, 29 Jun 2009 20:08:14 +0000 http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/?p=26611#comment-1222940 I think clean coal is a relative term. Clean compared to natural gas? Hardly. But since we won't make the best use of the natural gas we have... we can't afford to demonize coal without having a valid replacement for it. Right now, we don't have a replacement for it. For the purposes of electricity, nuclear is a better option than coal and were it not for environmental concerns we would have more nuclear plants. Right now, where I live the power comes from a coal fired plant 7 or so miles away. I can say without a doubt, where I live now is the dustiest place I have ever lived and the dust comes from the coal plant. But, things being as they are... local real estate already selling at half value... if utility rates go up 50% where I live because of that coal electric plant and cap and trade, we probably won't ever be able to sell our house in our lifetime. I think clean coal is a relative term. Clean compared to natural gas? Hardly. But since we won’t make the best use of the natural gas we have… we can’t afford to demonize coal without having a valid replacement for it. Right now, we don’t have a replacement for it. For the purposes of electricity, nuclear is a better option than coal and were it not for environmental concerns we would have more nuclear plants. Right now, where I live the power comes from a coal fired plant 7 or so miles away. I can say without a doubt, where I live now is the dustiest place I have ever lived and the dust comes from the coal plant. But, things being as they are… local real estate already selling at half value… if utility rates go up 50% where I live because of that coal electric plant and cap and trade, we probably won’t ever be able to sell our house in our lifetime.

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