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DUH, I guess it is impossible to store electricity overnight...
You think using solar, wind, hydro and nuclear to fill in for dirty coal will provide for your base load?
Do you see Obama coming out with any long range plans in the future for this new technology? No, you don't, and that is my point.
How do you propose to store it, and at what cost? Dry cell and lead-acid cell batteries are very, very expensive to store energy on a scale like this. Other proposals that involve storing the energy in the form of compressed air look pretty cool, but they are expensive and still very experimental.
The point is, we do not have that technology yet, but Obama is destroying of coal power plants, with NOTHING to replace them with. You can't burn your bridges behind you, and claim it's ok, because someone will just invent a flying car, and then someone else will invent a way to build one for everyone.
So, what's the problem? I'm not seeing a problem here.
The list of what you're not seeing here, goes on and on. This is just a start.
Tell you what. When the grid runs out of power and there are no peaking facilities to take up the slack as they have done in the past, YOU go outside, throw the master switch on your house, and cut off your power, so the rest of us can stay on line.
What's wrong FB you mad that you have to subsidize nuclear plants now that one has been approved for the first time in 35 years which shoots your entire argument to sheet??? So you go on some republican rant now. LOL.
Do I sound mad? Where do you get that? If you want to bailout failing coal plants, then you can do it with your own money. Like I said, I prefer nuke plants which create far more power, cheaper, and cleaner. It is quite simple.
Why don't YOU start a thread based on fact rather than the out and out lie that Obama is shutting down anything?
IF a company chooses not to meet industry standards it's their responsibility, no one else's.
Funny how you righies go completely soft on your so-called 'personal responsibility' when it doesn't suit your agenda.
You don't like the thread don't post in it. FACT is the regulations imposed by the obama led EPA are shutting down coal plants. Sorry if you don't like the truth being told. Now go play with your hot wheels.
You regressives are now trying to claim you give a rat's ass about anything but defending the 'rights' of corporations?
How cute!
An electric power co-op is not a corporation, and you cannot kill coal power plants like this, and not have a way to replace them. Unless of course you are just a lib on an ideological crusade, and the suffering of the poor is just viewed as acceptable collateral damage.
Do I sound mad? Where do you get that? If you want to bailout failing coal plants, then you can do it with your own money. Like I said, I prefer nuke plants which create far more power, cheaper, and cleaner. It is quite simple.
I still see no evidence of any bailing out of anything other than the government subsidizing your nuclear plant. So again you are picking and choosing the winners instead of allowing the free market to flourish. There would be nuclear all over if you lefties had allow them to flourish to boot. LOL
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Eliminate ALL regulations? Were did anyone make such a stupid claim?
Oh wait... it was you.
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Originally Posted by OICU812
He has lost the argument, they always go to the extreme, unrealistic examples of doom and gloom when they know they have lost.
OK, since you two apparently believe yourselves wise, just how would YOU propose regulation be applied?
Should the bottom line come before the environment?
Should the regulated crying "We can't!" be reason enough to cancel proposed regulations?
Should companies be free to pollute at will when it's the less costly way to go?
Should we let the fox guard the henhouse?
Whatta ya got?
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If you want to bailout failing coal plants, then you can do it with your own money. Like I said, I prefer nuke plants which create far more power, cheaper, and cleaner. It is quite simple.
