Tag Archives: coal

Coaltopia

2012-8-26 – 7:08 pm

The major problem is encouraging greater use of a product that, in the future, is leading to the end of life on this planet as we know it.

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Median Cost of Electricity from Coal

2012-7-27 – 9:27 am

True cost estimate does not include lives taken from extreme weather from human caused climate change

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Global Carbon Emissions Bigger That Previous Estimates

2012-6-24 – 7:10 pm

“China, which in 2006 took over the U.S.’s historical position as the world’s biggest emitter, raced ahead in 2010, emitting 9.1bn tons – up 15.5 percent on the previous year, and a 240 percent increase since 1992. That makes China alone responsible for about one-quarter of global carbon emissions from energy, emitting about 48 percent more than the U.S.”

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How Peabody gets dirt-cheap land and the rest of us get a gigaton of carbon pollution

2012-6-24 – 2:53 pm

“BLM’s corrupt coal-leasing program is fueling climate change with billions of tons of carbon pollution, and it’s been a rip-off for U.S. taxpayers for decades. “

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East is East and West is West and You won’t be able to live Anywhere

2012-3-7 – 2:50 pm

Ironically, Surry County has a major nuclear power station, too. I worked at Surry Nuclear Power Station.

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I liked the Elmo Inhaler

2011-5-11 – 9:32 pm

This is the song, la la la la!

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Not So Cute

2011-5-5 – 8:34 am

Bill Gates thinks Amory Lovins is cute.

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Western Coal Reserves

2011-3-27 – 10:13 am

The coal that BLM has approved for strip mining from public lands represents a staggering amount of future CO2 emissions.

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Roll over Abe Lincoln

2011-3-26 – 2:27 pm

The U.S. government knows that the “safety precautions” put in place by deep water drilling companies are completely useless, yet is still handing out drilling permits – at a very rapid pace.

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For the Future of Life on the Planet as We know It

2011-3-23 – 11:34 am

Yes, you still can have your caroling coal nuggets.

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