Re: Jeffrey Sachs on oil war

[Leigh Meyers <leighcmeyers@xxxxxxxxx>]

Jim Devine wrote:
> Coal, like solar energy, is widely available. It is already
> inexpensive, but it is a solid rather than a liquid, a major
> pollutant, and a source of greenhouse gas emissions. Yet all of these
> problems can be solved, especially if we make the needed investments
> in research and development. Gasification of coal allows for the
> removal of dangerous pollutants, and coal can already be converted to
> gasoline at low cost; a South African company is beginning to bring
> that technology to China on a large scale.
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I don't WANT a coal gasification facility in MY backyard!

Let's put it in ...Gabon... Burundi... Four Corners Arizona on Native
tribal lands.

Baja Mexico, was a beautiful place... shame about that. But heck,
there's already an LNG facility there that ships ALL OF it's product
to... (just) San Diego. May as well wash the peninsula over in
petro-effluents...

sorry... being cynical again... me bad.


Leigh
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