Michael Fitzsimmons

Green Investors: Stop Hating Coal; Carbon Capture and Storage Here to Stay

as i was saying... CCS is a myth except in those cases where CO2 can be pumped into the Earth in order to get something out (like natural gas). since the vast majority of existing coal plants are not near natural gas reserves, they will continue to spew pollutants into the air and water. even if sequestration works (it doesn't), what are you going to do with the cocktail of toxic remnants (mercury, lead, etc. etc.) leftover from burning coal? if you don't think this is a problem, go catch some fish in the Tennessee River and eat them. further, even if sequestration did work (it doesn't) wouldn't it be idiotic to start with a fuel (coal) that has 50% more CO2 emissions than does coal?? coal is a failed 20th century fuel. natural gas is abundant, clean, and cheap! make way for the 21st century clean gaseous fuels: solar, wind, natural gas, and hydrogen.