<![CDATA[Grist - Comment Feed for Southern Company dominates the climate lobbying scene]]> Grist Comment Feed en Comment #1 by tmullins http://www.grist.org/article/2009-07-01-environment-southern-company/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:27:17 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/2009-07-01-environment-southern-company/1 Shucks, those Politician$ and Profit Machine$

END MOUNTAINTOP REMOVAL, Wise County can't stand anymore of the progress and prosperity of the new and improved, clean, green, hybrid coal industries method of extracting coal.

http://www.wisecountyissues.com/?p=138

]]> Shucks, those Politician$ and Profit Machine$

END MOUNTAINTOP REMOVAL, Wise County can't stand anymore of the progress and prosperity of the new and improved, clean, green, hybrid coal industries method of extracting coal.

http://www.wisecountyissues.com/?p=138

]]> Comment #2 by neosapiens http://www.grist.org/article/2009-07-01-environment-southern-company/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:14:44 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/2009-07-01-environment-southern-company/2 Coal is actually approaching a tipping point, and there are several strategies that could be employed to help push it into decline.  The easiest to extract and highest quality coal are pretty much used up, and so the cost of mining coal is going up and the energy per ton is declining  The coal-mining and coal-burning companies are desperate to not be held responsible for the true cost of mining, burning and waste disposal. If they were made to pay in full and not rely on passing off the costs onto their neighbors, the public purse and the environment, coal wouldn't be able to compete with natural gas and wind power.  Once the electric utilities start dispatching cleaner power generation in preference to coal, the jig will be up.  We can also help push coal over the edge by pouing money into efficiency, solar panels and other distibuted power generation so that demand for coal-fired power goes down

]]> Coal is actually approaching a tipping point, and there are several strategies that could be employed to help push it into decline.  The easiest to extract and highest quality coal are pretty much used up, and so the cost of mining coal is going up and the energy per ton is declining  The coal-mining and coal-burning companies are desperate to not be held responsible for the true cost of mining, burning and waste disposal. If they were made to pay in full and not rely on passing off the costs onto their neighbors, the public purse and the environment, coal wouldn't be able to compete with natural gas and wind power.  Once the electric utilities start dispatching cleaner power generation in preference to coal, the jig will be up.  We can also help push coal over the edge by pouing money into efficiency, solar panels and other distibuted power generation so that demand for coal-fired power goes down

]]> Comment #3 by Username http://www.grist.org/article/2009-07-01-environment-southern-company/ Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:18:09 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/2009-07-01-environment-southern-company/3 Great Article, enjoyed reading it.

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