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Environment & Energy

NoOneMan

(4,795 posts)

3. Thats OK

Reply to limpyhobbler (Reply #2)

Wed Jan 23, 2013, 05:31 PM

Jan 2013

Strangely, even the Sierra Club is involved in obfuscating this issue

Yes, our consumption is dropping, but our exports are increasing along with our export capacity to fuel the world's thirst.

Pretty graphics don't like to remind us of that. Maybe with all the dough we can put some solar panels in parking lots. Thatll look real future techy.

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Retirement of Seven Coal-Fired Boilers Marks 50,000 Megawatts of U.S. Coal to Retire Since 2010 [View all] limpyhobbler Jan 2013 OP

Nice! Let's send that black gold to China NoOneMan Jan 2013 #1

LOL limpyhobbler Jan 2013 #2

Thats OK NoOneMan Jan 2013 #3

Maybe think of it as work for graphic designers. They've been hit hard by the recession. limpyhobbler Jan 2013 #5

Its one of the primary issue NoOneMan Jan 2013 #7

Things do look pretty grim. limpyhobbler Jan 2013 #8

Meanwhile, US coal production is down OKIsItJustMe Jan 2013 #9

Yes, its bottlenecked by export capacity NoOneMan Jan 2013 #10

That's been pointed out before to no avail. (n/t) Nihil Jan 2013 #14

But is that the same amount of ENERGY being exported? happyslug Jan 2013 #12

Coal is filthy nt LiberalEsto Jan 2013 #4

The "WAR ON COAL" Continues happyslug Jan 2013 #6

Coal really dominates the campaigns in that area. limpyhobbler Jan 2013 #11

Price of Coal per ton January 18, 2013 happyslug Jan 2013 #13