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Originally Posted by Excaliber
McFly takes the same position on coal as Obama does, it's a bipartisan subject. Proposed alternatives, by both camps, differ only slightly. Bio Deisel, wind power, cleaner burning (cat converters or whatever), caps on the use, increased tax rates, etc. Hawaii is very dependant on oil and there is a BIG push here to come up with alternative solutions. Wave power is one, wind power another, we gotta do something. A large business here in Hawaii recently spent a million dollars on solar power, they estimate an ROI within 10 years. Mostly because electric power is WAY expensive!
With 50% of the Nation dependant on coal, it sure aint going away anytime soon! |
Yep, another tin-foil hat scare tactic. Their two positions on alternative energy and global warming are almost identical.
And, you're right that the remarks cited on coal pertained to a very long-term phase-out, or alternatively, finding a practical way to pressure a switch to "clean-coal technology."
It is not unlike the pressure the Feds put on auto manufacturers years ago to clean up their acts. They also said they would be bankrupt, and that it would be impossible. And here we are 25+ years later with cars pumping out way more HP, cleaner, and more fuel efficent than anyone said was possible.
