Discuss: Stopping Coal in Its Tracks
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49 Larry 'XB Cold Fingers' Furman on Nov 17, 2008
50 Rathna on Jan 09, 2009
I think we need to invest heavily in technologies like Concentrating Solar Power and we need distributed generation, feed-in tariffs, more wind, compressed air, geothermal etc..not just a fantastical theory that will create more problems than it solves.Simply put It would better that we-all find a practical use for CO2 - and fast!
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How typical for the right wing. An illogical and incoherent argument that falls back on ad hominem attacks.
The truth of the matter is that solar is better for the economy and the planet. But, this argument is moot, given the EPA’s announcement that it will abide by the Supreme Court’s landmark decision to regulate carbon dioxide. (See Environmental Defense v. Duke Energy Corp., No. 05-848 April 2, 2007 and Environmental Appeals Board (EAB) ruling Nov. 13, 2008.
The real questions are:
How do we retrain coal miners and people like me to build solar modules, solar arrays, wind turbines, wind farms, etc - the sustainable energy systems that will power our homes and communities in the future?
And when do we start?