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Energy Secretary Chu Wimps Out Again

m_chaddon: See LoveShorting above "Excellent and important article. Reminds me again of this tough question: How can a guy who was awarded a Nobel prize be so damn stupid? (Answer: Politics.... so the new question: Who is PAYING him (Union of Concerned Citizens)?)"

"Although natural gas is a fossil fuel". Natural gas (methane) is not a fossil fuel unless my A$$ is prehistoric!

Look closely at what you referenced: Accumulation (not burning) of methane is 58 times more effective at trapping heat in atmos than CO2 (combustion product). Water vapor is 1000 times more active per lb radiating trapped heat than CO2. Is there too much water vapor, what about the drought concerns? Just a bunch of potentially scarry numbers when spun properly, don't really present any obvious policy for use of natural gas.

In general, watch out for names like World or Global society of such and such......

Check into this item mentioned above: "So fighting pollution has nothing to do with CO2 - leave anthropogenic to Al Gore and the Spelling Bee and google the 566,000 hits for "IPPC mistakes". This is where I mostly disagree with Secretary Chu."