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2009-10-24 Economy

EPA cracks the whip on coal-fired power plants

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Posted by Fred 2009-10-24 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11124 views ] Top

#1 How many environmental activists does it take to turn on a light bulb?
None - they would rather sit and shiver in the dark, and force everyone else to do the same.

Posted by Rambler in Virginia">Rambler in Virginia 2009-10-24 02:38|| 2009-10-24 02:38|| Front Page Top

#2 I doubt that they would rather sit and shiver in the dark. I suspect it's more likely that they don't understand what makes electricity.

Posted by gorb 2009-10-24 03:07|| 2009-10-24 03:07|| Front Page Top

#3 You flip the switch and the light comes on, gorb. What's that got to do with dirty power plants? ;-)

Posted by trailing wife">trailing wife 2009-10-24 10:51|| 2009-10-24 10:51|| Front Page Top

#4 TW, you owe me a box of kleenex! ;-)

Posted by twobyfour 2009-10-24 11:10|| 2009-10-24 11:10|| Front Page Top

#5 Perhaps fellow Rantburgers are not aware that the enviro whackos have gotten the state of Oregon to decree that they're 'not going to build power plants to fill needs through '25, but rather seek to fill 80% of the gap via conservation'.

I have a phrase for environmental whackjobs for this century:
'Enemies of the State'...

Posted by logi_cal 2009-10-24 11:17|| 2009-10-24 11:17|| Front Page Top

#6 Now if they could just get the Chinese and the Indians to do the same it might make a minor dent in global pollution.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2009-10-24 11:53|| 2009-10-24 11:53|| Front Page Top

#7 Just shut the power plants down and see where support goes. BTW, how much coal fired power does DC get? Just askin.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2009-10-24 13:29|| 2009-10-24 13:29|| Front Page Top

#8 Pepco:
Energy Source (Fuel Mix)
January 1, 2008 December 31, 2008
Coal 54.2%
Gas 6.5%
Nuclear 34.1%
Oil 0.3%
Hydroelectric (> 30MW) 0.5%
Renewable Energy 4.4%

Freeze your asses off you blowhards.

Posted by ed 2009-10-24 13:58|| 2009-10-24 13:58|| Front Page Top

#9 Electricity is evil because it was invented by some dead white guy. Wouldn't surprise me if coal turned out to be the fossilized remains of dead white dinosaurs.

Posted by SteveS 2009-10-24 16:57|| 2009-10-24 16:57|| Front Page Top

#10 "How many environmental activists does it take to turn on a light bulb?
None - they would rather sit and shiver in the dark, and force everyone else to do the same."

Not quite, Rambler. They'd rather everyone else sit and shiver in the dark, while they have light and heat and flit around the world on private jets.

I truly think they believe there's special electricity just for them - it comes out of a unicorn's ass.

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2009-10-24 17:22|| 2009-10-24 17:22|| Front Page Top

#11 if you're willing to put up with the smell, 2.3 eco-activists/KWhr is a good burn conversion.

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2009-10-24 17:52|| 2009-10-24 17:52|| Front Page Top

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