Comments on: Another One Bites the Dust…. http://climateprogress.org/2009/02/04/another-one-bites-the-dust/ The Latest on Climate Science, Solutions, and Politics Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:18:44 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Richard Levangie http://climateprogress.org/2009/02/04/another-one-bites-the-dust/#comment-29128 Richard Levangie Wed, 04 Feb 2009 22:07:01 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2009/02/04/another-one-bites-the-dust/#comment-29128 The Montana's company's CEO has had his lawyer contact the NY Times, explaining that newspapers were overstating his decision... he's deferring the coal decision, not abandoning it. If the regulatory framework becomes clearer, and it's still affordable, coal may still be an option. (See Green Inc). In any event, it's been a VERY good week for the environment with all the coal announcements... In Georgia... the big fines for an E.ON subsidiary in Kentucky... Montana... Michigan! And this one. Though this is very sad news for the people who are hurt by it, the Chinese government has determined that their reliance on coal has lead to a dramatic increase in birth defects. http://www.businessgreen.com/business-green/news/2235523/china-links-coal-birth-defects The Montana’s company’s CEO has had his lawyer contact the NY Times, explaining that newspapers were overstating his decision… he’s deferring the coal decision, not abandoning it. If the regulatory framework becomes clearer, and it’s still affordable, coal may still be an option. (See Green Inc).

In any event, it’s been a VERY good week for the environment with all the coal announcements… In Georgia… the big fines for an E.ON subsidiary in Kentucky… Montana… Michigan!

And this one. Though this is very sad news for the people who are hurt by it, the Chinese government has determined that their reliance on coal has lead to a dramatic increase in birth defects.

http://www.businessgreen.com/ business-green/ news/ 2235523/ china-links-coal-birth-defects

]]> By: llewelly http://climateprogress.org/2009/02/04/another-one-bites-the-dust/#comment-29123 llewelly Wed, 04 Feb 2009 21:21:30 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2009/02/04/another-one-bites-the-dust/#comment-29123 <blockquote> Too bad. Now they will only be putting out half the CO2 and particulate…and still contributing to climate change. David </blockquote> Slightly less than 1/6th, actually. 120MW is less than 1/2 of 250MW, and gas produces roughly 1/3 as much CO2 as coal. (Presumably they'll eventually need the other 130MW of power they planned to obtain. But there's little penalty for buying wind power piecemeal (unlike coal, gas, or nuclear) and prices on wind units are likely to come down in the near future - possibly a lot. So I'm guessing they'll by wind piecemeal as time goes on.)

Too bad. Now they will only be putting out half the CO2 and particulate…and still contributing to climate change.
David

Slightly less than 1/6th, actually. 120MW is less than 1/2 of 250MW, and gas produces roughly 1/3 as much CO2 as coal. (Presumably they’ll eventually need the other 130MW of power they planned to obtain. But there’s little penalty for buying wind power piecemeal (unlike coal, gas, or nuclear) and prices on wind units are likely to come down in the near future – possibly a lot. So I’m guessing they’ll by wind piecemeal as time goes on.)

]]> By: danl http://climateprogress.org/2009/02/04/another-one-bites-the-dust/#comment-29107 danl Wed, 04 Feb 2009 17:46:33 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2009/02/04/another-one-bites-the-dust/#comment-29107 David, You're looking at this the wrong way. Electricity contributes to 2/3 of our energy usage in the Unites States. Natural Gas puts out approx. 1/3 the GHG emissions per kW than coal. Sure, natural gas has high prices and fairly low reserves, but it is certainly a step in the right direction. Just think, hypothetically, if all of our plants were nuclear and nat. gas. David,
You’re looking at this the wrong way. Electricity contributes to 2/3 of our energy usage in the Unites States. Natural Gas puts out approx. 1/3 the GHG emissions per kW than coal. Sure, natural gas has high prices and fairly low reserves, but it is certainly a step in the right direction. Just think, hypothetically, if all of our plants were nuclear and nat. gas.

]]> By: David Walters http://climateprogress.org/2009/02/04/another-one-bites-the-dust/#comment-29097 David Walters Wed, 04 Feb 2009 16:05:51 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2009/02/04/another-one-bites-the-dust/#comment-29097 Too bad. Now they will only be putting out half the CO2 and particulate...and still contributing to climate change. David Too bad. Now they will only be putting out half the CO2 and particulate…and still contributing to climate change.

David

]]> By: DavidONE http://climateprogress.org/2009/02/04/another-one-bites-the-dust/#comment-29090 DavidONE Wed, 04 Feb 2009 14:50:48 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2009/02/04/another-one-bites-the-dust/#comment-29090 jorleh, Here's the coal industry's clean tech: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdHuB7Ovl2o jorleh,

Here’s the coal industry’s clean tech: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdHuB7Ovl2o

]]> By: jorleh http://climateprogress.org/2009/02/04/another-one-bites-the-dust/#comment-29075 jorleh Wed, 04 Feb 2009 13:06:41 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2009/02/04/another-one-bites-the-dust/#comment-29075 Where is the first CCS of the U.S.? Coal industry has put some money to their clean technology? How much? Where is the first CCS of the U.S.? Coal industry has put some money to their clean technology? How much?

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