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08-10-2008, 10:42 PM
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Location: Not far from Fairbanks, AK
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Originally Posted by Barkingowl
Ray what does it matter how much CO2 gas is released? I'd think that the 2 volcanoes erupting in the Aleutians are putting out vastly more CO2 than a plant could ever hope to emit.
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Well, that's true, specially here in Alaska were we have a lot of volcanic activity.
But environmentalists will probably slow down any coal to fuel refineries. |
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08-10-2008, 10:42 PM
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Progressivedebunker
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Don't forget Satch, a carbon tax will be a tax on our right to breathe. We produce carbon you know?  |
Don't give the Dumbocrats any ideas!!!!!  |
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08-10-2008, 11:54 PM
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Livin Life Down A Long Dirt Road
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Location: I live in Alaska but my heart is in Sweden
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Please don't turn this into a politics thread.
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People may doubt what you say...but they will believe what you do...
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08-11-2008, 12:14 AM
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Progressivedebunker
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Originally Posted by Rance
Please don't turn this into a politics thread.
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Your wish is my command.  |
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08-11-2008, 09:05 AM
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There are a lot of misconceptions about the use of coal here, which is unfortunate. There are now very good "scrubbers" (for lack of a better description) and I personally think the move to gas over coal, is going to be a bad one for MEA.
Can we say, higher electric rates? And where is the gas coming from if Cook Inlet is in decline??
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08-11-2008, 09:23 AM
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I live in NC but my heart is in Alaska
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Location: Currently I live in Charlotte, NC
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Rance
Please don't turn this into a politics thread.
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Sorry Rance I wasn't trying to.  |
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08-12-2008, 01:13 AM
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Location: Wasilla, Alaska
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Apparently MEA has different ideas since the Mat-Su borough killed their coal power plant in Palmer.
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MEA and Eklutna Inc. Explore Building a Natural Gas Power Plant at Eklutna
PALMER - Matanuska Electric Association has signed a memorandum of understanding with Eklutna Inc., a local Native corporation and MEA member, for the possible acquisition of nearly 70 acres of property in the Eklutna area.
MEA is interested in building a natural gas power plant on the property that could potentially provide cogeneration for future facilities planned by the Native corporation.
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Source: Home - Matanuska Electric Association |
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08-12-2008, 02:08 AM
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Originally Posted by Rance
Please don't turn this into a politics thread.
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Sorry Rance, but it all comes back to politics anyway. It goes to your basic world view and filters down from there. Energy is politics in its basic level. |
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08-12-2008, 09:28 AM
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Eklutna, Inc is always looking to increase their bottom line. They don't get a lot of press but they are a profitable native corporation by almost any standard.
Hmm, I should go read up on the Denali Project. Better reading than Andrew Halcro's blog, I bet!
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08-12-2008, 03:00 PM
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Andrew Halcro has a blog? I'm so out of touch it's not funny. I hope this "doubled cost of heating" is a figure of speech 'cause I went in debt paying for last winters heating... I've been paying attention to my gas bills and I don't expect it to double
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