Obama's plan would "bankrupt" coal plants, by his own admission.
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Obama will stop the economy dead in its tracks. The idea this guy is brilliant is the scam of the election (after ACORN)
From the linked interview-
I'll admit Obama wasn't really very clear- his reference was to conventional coal burning technology vs the clean coal technology being developed today. Coal has to be able to compete on the same environnmental field as other forms of energy if it's to survive, and I'm confident that it will.
I'll admit Obama wasn't really very clear- his reference was to conventional coal burning technology vs the clean coal technology being developed today. Coal has to be able to compete on the same environnmental field as other forms of energy if it's to survive, and I'm confident that it will.
frostedflakes
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Coal provides like 1/2 of our power -- if all the plants went offline, we'd be fucked. Obama may be a hippie environmentalist, but he's not stupid, and I'm sure he likes electric lighting in his house just as much as we do.
Existing facilities would likely be exempt, or grandfathered in if clean coal techniques and carbon sequestration would allow them to meet the new emission requirements. Notice he doesn't mention anything about shutting down existing plants, but only discourages new facilities from being built.
Existing facilities would likely be exempt, or grandfathered in if clean coal techniques and carbon sequestration would allow them to meet the new emission requirements. Notice he doesn't mention anything about shutting down existing plants, but only discourages new facilities from being built.
Now now Butter, don't go irrational on us. Please offer data on how he's not so smart or otherwise it just looks like some other goof's silly opinion.
Can't wait to see all the environmentalists cry like stuck pigs "Not in my backyard!" when we announce plans for new nuclear plants...
Sounds like he means brand new dirty coal plants will be taxed too much to be feasible, not that he's going to get Ayers to bomb all the existing coal plants.
In other words, he'll force new energy production to come from clean coal, nuclear, wind, solar, tidal or geothermal instead.
In the short run, adding more energy production will cost more, but in the long run it will bring down the cost of clean power.
It will also push utilities running out of capacity for their area to offer customers credits for reducing energy use instead of building expensive new generation plants of any kind.
In other words, he'll force new energy production to come from clean coal, nuclear, wind, solar, tidal or geothermal instead.
In the short run, adding more energy production will cost more, but in the long run it will bring down the cost of clean power.
It will also push utilities running out of capacity for their area to offer customers credits for reducing energy use instead of building expensive new generation plants of any kind.
The problem with nuclear is that advocates haven't really addressed the waste issue in a comprehensive way. That has to be done before it'll be politically and environmentally viable. Implementation of walk-away safe designs will also be required.
That's where nuclear proponents need to concentrate their efforts if they're being pragmatic.
We don't need another shortsighted deal like cutting taxes w/o cutting spending...
That's where nuclear proponents need to concentrate their efforts if they're being pragmatic.
We don't need another shortsighted deal like cutting taxes w/o cutting spending...
Countries are running on 80% Nuclear, (France's number I believe) and you think they haven't solved these yet? The technology is out there, but stupid people are preventing us from building/shipping the required plants/waste.
I am one of most rational here because me pants dont tingle when Obama blows unholy wind out of his mouth. Its quite obvious Obama is trying to buy the election by promising one goody after another with no footing in reality how to pay for it - except hes going to steal the rich folks money tree. Its so phony seeing those calculators around the web - its like lottery commercials
Obama is a shape shifter who never commits to anything without a built in excuse in case he retreats latter. He has altered his view many times and explained it off as "modifications" . He reminds me of a 12 yr old making promises to buy his buddies off. None of it adds up
"Without question, the Barack Obama infomercial served as a very slick and powerful recitation of the biggest promises he's made as a presidential candidate. But the very bigness of his ideas is the problem: he seems blind to the concept his numbers don't add up."
Reality Check: The Cost Of Obama's Pledges
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories...tag=topHome;topStories
Obama Claus
http://blogs.abcnews.com/polit...08/10/obama-claus.html
And just what is is tax limit since it seems to go all over the place between him and Biden and now Bill Richardson has it at as 120,000 and under?
Obama is all smoke up your dresses
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I'm willing to give Obama the benefit of the doubt as he seems to allow room for pragmatism in his decisions. Ideology can never be allowed to trump reality. Punishing coal plants like what the OP portrays (his opinion notwithstanding) would get about as much traction as shutting down all oil refineries due to idealogical positions against the use of fossil fuels. Sure, with a LOT of time and proper technology investments we could do that some day, but not in our lifetimes. Coal isn't going to be going anywhere for a long time.
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