I'm not sure what I expected when I picked up Jeff Goodell's Big Coal, but I was pleasantly surprised. It is neither a number-and-graph-filled wonkfest nor a provincial, narrow examination of a particular set of companies. Instead, it's an engagingly written narrative that travels through every stage of coal -- from extraction through travel through burning -- and ends with a broad examination of the consequences for the climate. I really can't recommend it highly enough. It's a book even your grandma could enjoy. I hope to post some more on it soon.
But for now: I'm meeting with Goodell on Wednesday for a nice long chat. What should I ask him?
Mountaintop removal defenders disrupt July 4th music festival in West Virginia
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sunflower Posted 1:27 pm
19 Jun 2006
Sequestration?
Please ask him about coal gasification and CO2 sequestration, is it real and, because it is more
expensive than just burning coal, will it be supported in the financial markets unless CO2 is taxed?
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amazingdrx Posted 5:04 pm
19 Jun 2006
4 cents per kwh
http://thefraserdomain.typepad.com/energy/2006/06/powerspan_co2_p.html#comments
"The incremental cost of power production for CO2 removal is $0.04/kWh, and the cost per ton of CO2 removed is $47."
How can coal with sequestration ever compete with wind power at 2 cents per kwh? When the sequestration alone, even without the cost of the fuel itself figured in is double the cost of wind.
http://amazngdrx.blogharbor.com/blog
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caniscandida Posted 6:51 pm
19 Jun 2006
"default fuel for the 21st century"
Yes, David, ask away, about the lives of coal-miners first of all; about mountain-top removal and destruction of water sources secondly; and about our future dependence on coal, whatever it is likely to be, thirdly.
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