In front of an estimated 84,000 people at Invesco Field tonight, Barack Obama said:
"As president, as president, I will tap our natural gas reserves, invest in clean coal technology, and find ways to safely harness nuclear power."
We were encouraged to hear Obama, now officially his party’s nominee, commit to a platform that supports the funding of clean coal technology.
Now it’s time to head to the Twin Cities for the Republican National Convention. We can’t wait to see if they agree.
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We can’t wait to see if they agree.
It’s a real cliffhanger, isn’t it?
Today’s coal is not clean – it’s the dirtiest fuel known to man. Obama’s nod to clean coal research is not a validation of building more coal plants without CCS technology. There are no US utilites building plants that capture CO2. No more plants should be built until CCS is included.
“No more plants should be built until CCS is included”
And no more non-hybrid cars should be sold, right?
Reducing global warming is important, but it must be balanced with economic feasibility and consideration for cost to consumers. Coal is inexpensive and must be part of any national energy plan. Because while elistist environmentalists might be able to afford the skyrocketing electric bills that will accompany the use of other energy sources, the majority of Americans cannot.
I CANT BELEIVE NOONE IS APPRECIATIVE OF HOW THE MAJORITY OF HOMES ARE STAYING NICE AND WARM NOW. HOW YOU CAN JUST FLIP ON A LIGHT SWITCH WHEN YOU WALK THROUGH THE DOOR. THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY IS DOING NOTHING ABOUT COAL, THEY DONT WANT TO HAVE CLEAN COAL THEY WANT TO STARVE OUT THE MIDDLE CLASS MEN AND WOMEN WHO WORK FOR COAL COMPANIES. THERE WILL BE NO SUPPORT FROM WEST VIRGINA, KY, VA, OR ANY OTHER STATE THAT STRIVES DUE TO THE COAL INDUSTRY NEXT ELECTION, WHY DO YOU WANT TO STARVE OUR CHILDREN? ALOT OF US DO WANT TO IMPROVE CLEAN COAL. HOWEVER, EVERYONE JUST WANTS COAL COMPANIES OUT SHUT DOWN. HIPPOCRITS. MOST OF THEM PROBABLY USE ELECTRICITY MADE FROM COAL. I THINK YOU SHOULD HAVE YOUR ELECTRICITY CUT OFF. YOU SHOULDNT USE SOMETHING THAT YOU BASH RELENTLESSLY. THIS IS FOR KELLY, YOU APPARENTLY KNOW NOTHING ABOUT COAL INDUSTRY, IT IS ALOT CLEANER NOW THAN WHAT IT WAS 10 YEARS AGE, TAKE MY WORD FOR IT. AND AS FOR RECLAIMATION, IF DONE PROPERLY. WILDLIFE DOES THRIVE ON THESE PROPERTIES. I HUNT THESE PROPERTIES THAT HAVE AN ABUNDANCE OF DEER, ELK, SQUIRREL, OPOSSUM, RACOON,FROG, ETC.. ALSO ABUNDANT AMOUNT OF CATTLE CAN LATER BE RAISED ON THESE PROPERTIES. ALOT OF HOUSING PROJECTS, SUPERCENTERS, ETC, HAS BEEN BUILT ON PREVIOUSLY RECLAIMED PROPERTY.. THE SMALLER “HALF ____ ” COMPANIES GIVE THE NORMAL BIGGER COMPANIES A BAD NAME BECAUSE THEY DO NOT RECLAIM PROPERLY. I WILL THANK MYSELF, MY DAD, MY FATHERINLAW, MY GRANDFATHER, MY BROTHER, AND MANY MORE MEMBERS OF MY FAMILY FOR YOU FOR KEEPING AMERICAS LIGHTS ON. GOD BLESS MINERS OF AMERICA AND THE HARD WORK THEY DO FOR UNAPPRECIATIVE PEOPLE LIKE YOU AND OUR DEMOCRATIC SENETORS, ETC.
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