<![CDATA[Grist - Comment Feed for Obama & Clinton shill for coal in Montana]]> Grist Comment Feed en Comment #1 by hapa http://www.grist.org/article/were-the-saudi-arabia-of-coal/ Fri, 30 May 2008 10:37:27 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/were-the-saudi-arabia-of-coal/1 speaking figuratively.

we don't really spend our coal revenues on spreading reactionary, militaristic heresy or monarchist politics.

honest.

]]> speaking figuratively.

we don't really spend our coal revenues on spreading reactionary, militaristic heresy or monarchist politics.

honest.

]]> Comment #2 by BlackBear http://www.grist.org/article/were-the-saudi-arabia-of-coal/ Fri, 30 May 2008 20:34:19 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/were-the-saudi-arabia-of-coal/2 Did they?

Another case I guess of hiring the wrong people to whisper in your ear when you're running for Prez.

I have to wonder, did they even look around West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, et. al. to see what coal mining looks like? How anyone hike through the ancient mountains of the Appalachians and come across a coal strip mine and not demand that we cease this nonsense!

]]> Did they?

Another case I guess of hiring the wrong people to whisper in your ear when you're running for Prez.

I have to wonder, did they even look around West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, et. al. to see what coal mining looks like? How anyone hike through the ancient mountains of the Appalachians and come across a coal strip mine and not demand that we cease this nonsense!

]]> Comment #3 by Jonas http://www.grist.org/article/were-the-saudi-arabia-of-coal/ Sat, 31 May 2008 06:22:52 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/were-the-saudi-arabia-of-coal/3 Clean coal is ok, but there's better

Geosequestration is cool and certainly necessary, but if it were up to Craig Venter, we'll soon have a synthetic bacterium that turns CO2 into fuels.

He says it will take less than 2 years to develop it.

He jokingly added: the limiting factor for this bacterium's expansion is the availability of CO2...

]]> Clean coal is ok, but there's better

Geosequestration is cool and certainly necessary, but if it were up to Craig Venter, we'll soon have a synthetic bacterium that turns CO2 into fuels.

He says it will take less than 2 years to develop it.

He jokingly added: the limiting factor for this bacterium's expansion is the availability of CO2...

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