Comments on: Physicians Group Comes Out Strongly Against Coal Power http://gas2.org/2009/11/20/physician-group-comes-out-strongly-against-coal-power/ What is the future of fuel? What's new? What's next? Since 2007, Gas 2 has covered a rapidly changing world coming to terms with its oil addiction. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 21:57:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: John_balls http://gas2.org/2009/11/20/physician-group-comes-out-strongly-against-coal-power/#comment-12736 John_balls Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:25:21 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=4140#comment-12736 Tim clelan, I don't think that anyone advocates stopping coal burning tomorrow though it would be a good idea. But the reality is we need to start to get on the alternative energy band wagon before another country takes the mantle as leader. Tim clelan,

I don’t think that anyone advocates stopping coal burning tomorrow though it would be a good idea. But the reality is we need to start to get on the alternative energy band wagon before another country takes the mantle as leader.

]]> By: John_balls http://gas2.org/2009/11/20/physician-group-comes-out-strongly-against-coal-power/#comment-36625 John_balls Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:25:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=4140#comment-36625 Tim clelan, I don't think that anyone advocates stopping coal burning tomorrow though it would be a good idea. But the reality is we need to start to get on the alternative energy band wagon before another country takes the mantle as leader. Tim clelan,

I don’t think that anyone advocates stopping coal burning tomorrow though it would be a good idea. But the reality is we need to start to get on the alternative energy band wagon before another country takes the mantle as leader.

]]> By: John_balls http://gas2.org/2009/11/20/physician-group-comes-out-strongly-against-coal-power/#comment-12735 John_balls Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:23:12 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=4140#comment-12735 Chuck l, Their are people that can smoke for 40 years with no ill effect, should we discount the fact that smoking will kill you and give you cancer? Chuck l,

Their are people that can smoke for 40 years with no ill effect, should we discount the fact that smoking will kill you and give you cancer?

]]> By: John_balls http://gas2.org/2009/11/20/physician-group-comes-out-strongly-against-coal-power/#comment-36624 John_balls Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:23:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=4140#comment-36624 Chuck l, Their are people that can smoke for 40 years with no ill effect, should we discount the fact that smoking will kill you and give you cancer? Chuck l,

Their are people that can smoke for 40 years with no ill effect, should we discount the fact that smoking will kill you and give you cancer?

]]> By: Tim Cleland http://gas2.org/2009/11/20/physician-group-comes-out-strongly-against-coal-power/#comment-12734 Tim Cleland Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:46:41 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=4140#comment-12734 One always has to do a cost-benefit analysis. As Rick said above, when energy prices go up, the price of everything else goes up--particularly food. If coal power is ever limited by force of government, the price of food will go up accordingly and poor people will be hit hardest. Many people will die, particularly children and the elderly in poor countries. In economics, it's never, ever as simple as: commodity A is a problem, therefore restrict commodity A and all will be merry. Liberal Democrats seem particularly dense to recognizing that fact. One always has to do a cost-benefit analysis. As Rick said above, when energy prices go up, the price of everything else goes up–particularly food. If coal power is ever limited by force of government, the price of food will go up accordingly and poor people will be hit hardest. Many people will die, particularly children and the elderly in poor countries.

In economics, it’s never, ever as simple as: commodity A is a problem, therefore restrict commodity A and all will be merry.

Liberal Democrats seem particularly dense to recognizing that fact.

]]> By: Tim Cleland http://gas2.org/2009/11/20/physician-group-comes-out-strongly-against-coal-power/#comment-36623 Tim Cleland Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:46:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=4140#comment-36623 One always has to do a cost-benefit analysis. As Rick said above, when energy prices go up, the price of everything else goes up--particularly food. If coal power is ever limited by force of government, the price of food will go up accordingly and poor people will be hit hardest. Many people will die, particularly children and the elderly in poor countries. In economics, it's never, ever as simple as: commodity A is a problem, therefore restrict commodity A and all will be merry. Liberal Democrats seem particularly dense to recognizing that fact. One always has to do a cost-benefit analysis. As Rick said above, when energy prices go up, the price of everything else goes up–particularly food. If coal power is ever limited by force of government, the price of food will go up accordingly and poor people will be hit hardest. Many people will die, particularly children and the elderly in poor countries.

In economics, it’s never, ever as simple as: commodity A is a problem, therefore restrict commodity A and all will be merry.

Liberal Democrats seem particularly dense to recognizing that fact.

]]> By: Russ Finley http://gas2.org/2009/11/20/physician-group-comes-out-strongly-against-coal-power/#comment-12733 Russ Finley Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:09:51 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=4140#comment-12733 Renewable energy growth from solar and wind is outpacing electrification of transport by a very wide margin. Renewable electricity and electric cars are a made for each other. Renewable energy growth from solar and wind is outpacing electrification of transport by a very wide margin. Renewable electricity and electric cars are a made for each other.

]]> By: Russ Finley http://gas2.org/2009/11/20/physician-group-comes-out-strongly-against-coal-power/#comment-36622 Russ Finley Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:09:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=4140#comment-36622 Renewable energy growth from solar and wind is outpacing electrification of transport by a very wide margin. Renewable electricity and electric cars are a made for each other. Renewable energy growth from solar and wind is outpacing electrification of transport by a very wide margin. Renewable electricity and electric cars are a made for each other.

]]> By: ChuckL http://gas2.org/2009/11/20/physician-group-comes-out-strongly-against-coal-power/#comment-12732 ChuckL Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:44:01 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=4140#comment-12732 There is a major problem with these claims of health hazards. These claims do not explain the long lives of many who lived in the era when coal was the heating fuel of choice and was shoveled from a dusty bin into the furnace. Don't get m,e wrong. I'm, not asking to return to 65 years ago when I did this, but there is a seeming disavowal of this fact. There is a major problem with these claims of health hazards. These claims do not explain the long lives of many who lived in the era when coal was the heating fuel of choice and was shoveled from a dusty bin into the furnace. Don’t get m,e wrong. I’m, not asking to return to 65 years ago when I did this, but there is a seeming disavowal of this fact.

]]> By: ChuckL http://gas2.org/2009/11/20/physician-group-comes-out-strongly-against-coal-power/#comment-36621 ChuckL Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:44:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=4140#comment-36621 There is a major problem with these claims of health hazards. These claims do not explain the long lives of many who lived in the era when coal was the heating fuel of choice and was shoveled from a dusty bin into the furnace. Don't get m,e wrong. I'm, not asking to return to 65 years ago when I did this, but there is a seeming disavowal of this fact. There is a major problem with these claims of health hazards. These claims do not explain the long lives of many who lived in the era when coal was the heating fuel of choice and was shoveled from a dusty bin into the furnace. Don’t get m,e wrong. I’m, not asking to return to 65 years ago when I did this, but there is a seeming disavowal of this fact.

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