John Polomny

Chu: We Need Clean Coal, Carbon Capture

“If confirmed, I will work very hard to extensively develop” clean-coal technology, he said, according to the blog. “Even if we turn off coal, China and India will not.”

Well at least he understands that China and India will not throw their economies under the bus to pursue this fantasy of clean coal. Everybody is for clean coal until they have to pay for it. The utility will build it if it is mandated however the PUC will allow the cost to be paid by the ratepayer. We will see how green everybody is when electricty costs double or triple. I suspect not very green if anything can be gleaned from the public's outrage over $147 a barrel crude. Even the Dems were talking about expanded drilling. Politicians are all about their pet projects until their relection is threatened. Clean Coal=1970's shale oil development, a big bust.