What are they waiting for
With global crisis getting worse every day, and time ticking down to do what we have to do to save our planet, our state and federal governments our still in a state of denial that there is no such thing as “global warming.” We continue to spew 70 tons of CO2 into our atmosphere everyday from coal fired power plants. As we stay on this path of “destruction of our planet,” our government is committed, (both parties), on all levels, continuing to invest in clean coal, or CCS. They have said that this won’t be readily available until 2030, and then again , they are’t sure this technology will even work. This CCS is just creating catostropic disaster, It’s the same thing as slurry injections with coal slurry. This is the waste from washing the coal at coal prep plants, that is stored in abandon underground mines located through the Appaiachia mountains. We now are experiencing this coal waste now leaching out and getting into peoples well water. Their water is now contaminated with chemicals, aresnic, sileneium, cadmium, and many other deadly chemicals, and filled with heavy metals. This is a very scarry situation that directly effects peoples health and lives. CCS is practically the very same thing they want to do with carbon. It’s not solving the problem, it’s just creating another. They are just taking it here, and then moving over there, and setting ourselves up for yet another problem to deal with. Now, not later, is the time to invest in renewables, this is the future we have to turn to, if theres going to be a future for generations to come, but that’s not what our leadership is doing, they are not willing to change, as some canidates have said that they are, same old bullshit. Scientist have proven that we must do something to reverse the climate crisis by 2015, so I guess we’ll continue to emitt more and more greenhouse emissions into our air, until CCS steps in to save the day on an already fried planet somewhere on, OR AFTER 2030. Renewable technology is already out there, and ready to start the transition to renewables, this is the only way to be sure that our kids, and their kids have a world to surrive in. But our government is playing the same old game. They don’t care about the future, they are only interested in today, and for greed of that almighty dollar. If they do give a damn about their kids, and their kids, then, what the hell are they waiting for.
May 9th, 2008 at 7:37 pm
That is a good question and one I have asked myself over and over. We know for a fact that one day we will be forced to make the change to renewable energy - why not start now? It is going to be like hurricane Katrina - it is going to take something catastrophic to happen before we waste the money to fix dikes that from a distance appear not to be broken. Coal won’t be stopped until the average Joe can see for himself the devastation caused by any one aspect of coal. I would hope the average Joe would read one of our websites and see the devastation from mountaintop removal and say that was enough for them to understand - but it will more likely be regular Joe waking up one morning in his beach house in Tucson and thinking there is something not quite right here. By then it will be too late…
May 9th, 2008 at 10:45 pm
How is it getting worse every day when it’s been cooling since 2002, at least.
May 9th, 2008 at 11:20 pm
You must have been in hibernation since at least 2002 Mick. Climate change has been getting worse every year with record breaking temps almost every year. Not to mention the increase in disasters happening more and more frequently. Have you not been watching the news lately. Have you not seen the death toll in Burma just this past week. Seems like you too are in a state of denial about global warming. One thing for sure Mick, no one will be uneffected by global warming. One last thing Mick, do you have children.
September 3rd, 2008 at 11:47 am
The earth has been cooling for the last 7 years. See UAH, RSS, and Hadley data.
Wake up.