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Big Coal’s Dirty Plans for Our Energy Future

Big Coal and its cohorts envision a “clean coal technology” future fueled by liquifying and gasifying coal, capturing the carbon emissions and injecting them underground. By 2030 the West Virginia Division of Energy — a nascent state agency formed in July, 2007 — wants to oust oil and exalt coal by displacing the 1.3 billion gallons of foreign oil the state currently imports every year.

[ ]…But scientists and environmentalists say “clean coal” does not exist; it is a misnomer and an oxymoron. The National Resources Defense Council has said, using the term “clean coal” makes about as much sense as saying “safe cigarettes.” The extraction and cleaning of coal inevitably decimate ecosystems and communities.

[ ]…In Kansas, Governor Kathleen Sebelius recently blocked plans for two coal fired electricity plants; afterwards, on November 5, a full page ad in Kansas newspapers explained that now, because of Sebelius’ decision, “Kansas will import more natural gas from countries like Russia, Venezuela and Iran.” The ad displayed the grinning faces of the leaders of these countries and continued, “Without new coal-fueled plants in our state, experts predict that electric bills will skyrocket and Kansans will be more dependent than ever on hostile, foreign energy sources.” In fact, Kansas exports natural gas to other states and the US does not even import natural gas from Russia, Venezuela or Iran, according to the U.S. Department of Energy.

I was watching the DVD of Shooter the other day and its a kind of country Jason Bourne. Over the top, but fun to watch. The conspiracy angle is a little over the top, but it is the constant litany of Big Lies like the ones from the coal industry that make conspiracy theories like the ones in Shooter seem plausible.

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Thou Got Served! An Indian Court Subpoenas Hindu Gods

An Indian court has put a pair of Hundu gods on notice.

Sub-judge Sunil Kumar Singh has placed newspaper notices in Dhanbad, in the eastern state of Jharkhand, demanding that the Hindu gods Ram and Hanuman present themselves to explain the disposition of two local temples.

And isn’t it about time to start issuing subpeonas to some deities, it does seem that they and their most dogmatic adherents have some plain’n to do.