tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post1536323271459951162..comments2024-03-19T03:14:04.172-04:00Comments on Rabett Run: Hansen WinsEliRabetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07957002964638398767noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-10846954272499591932012-03-30T16:48:18.497-04:002012-03-30T16:48:18.497-04:00D. Robinson
Stupid Question - older sub-critical ...D. Robinson<br /><br />Stupid Question - older sub-critical coal plants are a dirty mess. <br /><br /><i>Goes without saying that gas is better.</i> But wouldn't you guys prefer a power company in the coal states to be allowed to build a new more efficient, cleaner coal plant than leave the old ones running that much longer? Seems like a dis-incentive to improve.<br /><br />Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-43043122545761765462012-03-28T20:49:47.069-04:002012-03-28T20:49:47.069-04:00"coal is the single greatest threat to civili..."coal is the single greatest threat to civilization and all life on our planet."<br /><br />Unfettered hysteria, gotta love it.<br /><br />Thanx Jim for saving all life on the planet. Now go and take your meds.<br /><br />Johnnie WalkerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-81682267920556047892012-03-28T01:04:05.382-04:002012-03-28T01:04:05.382-04:00I argued a while back that Clean Air Act regulatio...I argued a while back that Clean Air Act regulation of GHGs would be an interative process, so the initial weak stuff would get better:<br /><br />http://backseatdriving.blogspot.com/2011/04/epa-climate-regulation-budget-and.html<br /><br />I anticipated it would happen through litigation by enviros, but this is even better.<br /><br />Thomas: re grandfathering, this is where science meets political science. Better political science solutions are welcome if you can come up with them, though.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09301230860904555513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-44200448715197398072012-03-27T21:41:49.724-04:002012-03-27T21:41:49.724-04:00Gosh aren't those agency rule-making processes...Gosh aren't those agency rule-making processes tedious, bureaucratic, technical, scientific, and just plain dull. And sure regs are only as good as the agency legal divisions that enforce them. <br /><br />Nevertheless, while the rest of the world slings mud endlessly debating the big picture, those darn bureacrats, are quietly doing their jobs, and actually making a difference. <br /><br />CONGRATULATIONS to all the air quality folks at US EPA and Administrator Jackson: You are true American patriots and planetary citizens. LOVE YA!<br /><br /> - sloopAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-38350422757385029122012-03-27T19:03:52.421-04:002012-03-27T19:03:52.421-04:00Here is the proposed rule: http://epa.gov/carbonpo...Here is the proposed rule: http://epa.gov/carbonpollutionstandard/pdfs/20120327proposal.pdf<br /><br />Read and comment! They will!Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05150805906414546377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-28373488928583557792012-03-27T17:54:18.326-04:002012-03-27T17:54:18.326-04:00The time to celebrate is after we have seen declin...The time to celebrate is after we have seen declines in atmospheric CO2, have allowed for lags in the climate system, and are reasonably sure that we have dodged the carbon feedback (clathrate) issues. <br /><br />We are not going to make real progress until we deal with coal in China and Russia.<br /><br />I am not trying to rain on a parade. I love this, but I am a realist who worked on the 1970 CAA, the 1990 CAA. Both times, we got language that did not end up making as much difference as we had hoped. Enforcement policy makes a big difference, and I do not see the political will for stern enforcement. <br /><br />Keep writing those letters.Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05150805906414546377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-48380655092541577232012-03-27T15:58:11.794-04:002012-03-27T15:58:11.794-04:00We look forward to DrJayCadburyPhd's forthcomi...We look forward to DrJayCadburyPhd's forthcoming Climate Depot article on the energy cost of converting pounds per megawatt into dynes per new pence.THE CLIMATE WARShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02578106673226403151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-15292864248876095542012-03-27T14:52:03.773-04:002012-03-27T14:52:03.773-04:00Grandfathering has to be one of the worst practice...Grandfathering has to be one of the worst practices, both from an economic and an environmental perspective. This rule may prevent new coal plats, but it also prolong the lifetime of old, inefficient plants that are profitable only because they operate under much more relaxed environmental rules than anything you can build today.Thomasnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-89845911525036614342012-03-27T10:16:04.517-04:002012-03-27T10:16:04.517-04:00"Coal is the greatest threat, except if you&#..."Coal is the greatest threat, except if you're in China, in which case the coal cools the atmosphere." but makes it unbreathable. Especially in Beijing in summer when you have a nice combination of car pollution, coal pollution, sand storms and heat. <br />If someone could find for me the Onion video with clean coal snacks ... <br /><br />BratislaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-50915948360137656222012-03-27T09:36:01.112-04:002012-03-27T09:36:01.112-04:00Dr. Jay Cadbury, phd.
Coal is the greatest threat...Dr. Jay Cadbury, phd.<br /><br />Coal is the greatest threat, except if you're in China, in which case the coal cools the atmosphere.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-77081767788467625072012-03-27T07:50:05.906-04:002012-03-27T07:50:05.906-04:00However, so as not to make us too uncontrollably e...However, so as not to make us too uncontrollably ecstatic, Obama made clear he will "issue a memo to federal agencies directing them to make ... a 'top priority' in permit decisions" that part of the proposed Keystone XL Pipeline from Cushing, Oklahoma to the Gulf Coast.<br /><br />Is that a "stay in jail" card for Hansen?<br /><br />http://tinyurl.com/c4bhp9s<br /><br />John PumaJohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12479974040070719985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-83406148943518610432012-03-27T06:22:39.496-04:002012-03-27T06:22:39.496-04:00Pounds per megawatt? How many things are wrong wi...Pounds per megawatt? How many things are wrong with that unit?Nick Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00057838251997644583noreply@blogger.com