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  Screw Ameren

  I was once an Ameren customer and the idea that they care in the least about their customers is laughable.  If they're so worried about energy costs then they wouldn't have tripled their rates as soon as Illinois lifted the rate freeze.  I wish they spent as much on environmental improvements and customer service as they spend on political campaign contributions and public propaganda campaigns.

  Every major storm results in tens of thousands of Ameren customers without power for days or weeks because they don't maintain the lines.  Then there's the dam disaster in Missouri that could have been easily avoided and the monkey business they pulled to obstruct the investigation.

  They're only recently doing anything serious about energy efficiency programs in Illinois because the state is forcing them too.

  Ameren is a corrupt organization and their customers would be much better off if they were put out of business.On Coal utilities weigh in on the carbon policy posted 1 year, 10 months ago 6 Responses

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  China

  I'd be interested in more information on what I've read about CFL's made in China burning out faster. Does it help the environment if we have to buy twice as many when they break?  Are the extra emissions involved in shipping them overseas and making them in a nation with no environmental standards significant enough to make a point of buying American?
  Anyone have any links about those questions?On A review of compact fluorescent bulbs posted 1 year, 10 months ago 28 Responses

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  To Daniel Bell

  Good comment. That's exactly the point I was trying to make.

  I guess I've also seen enough of right wing talk radio types nit-picking Al Gore's statements to death to make him look like a liar. Do I have to see that here too?  Gore's statement was factually correct in terms of today's current output, which is what he was talking about.  On There is no comparison between Chinese and American GHG emissions posted 1 year, 11 months ago 41 Responses

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  Exactly

  "You're the ones responsible for all this mess, why should we have to pay the same penalty for it?"

  That's my point. The chart above is useful if you're interested in playing the blame game. Its not so productive if you want to solve the problem.

  As Gore said, we need to stop pointing fingers and do something. All nations have to do something because we all suffer the consequences if they don't. On There is no comparison between Chinese and American GHG emissions posted 1 year, 11 months ago 41 Responses

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  hum

  So the US should have to pay what are basically reparations and suffer more because of what we started doing before anyone knew this was going to be a problem?  Well, that makes sense in a University class room but good luck getting anywhere with that mindset politically.

  Today China and the US are the two biggest contributors so both need to reduce emissions. Letting China off the hook because of past sins by the US doesn't help solve the problem.

  If you want to make any conclusions from the charts its that Americans have to make more changes in their personal lives than Chinese. In China the government has more responsibility than the average Chinese citizen.  The Chinese government is perfectly capable of not building more coal power plants. On There is no comparison between Chinese and American GHG emissions posted 1 year, 11 months ago 41 Responses