Comments on: To lower emissions, give US coal to China? http://www.futurity.org/earth-environment/to-lower-emissions-give-us-coal-to-china/ Research news from leading universities Mon, 20 May 2013 10:28:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Eric http://www.futurity.org/earth-environment/to-lower-emissions-give-us-coal-to-china/comment-page-1/#comment-559342 Eric Mon, 21 Jan 2013 23:24:46 +0000 http://www.futurity.org/?p=272262#comment-559342 Yes let the USA sell the one TRILLION tons of coal on public lands to China. That can payoff the national debt and create jobs in the USA to dig and ship the coal to China. Demand that $16 dollars per ton Royalty go direct to pay of the16 Trillion National debt. Yes let the USA sell the one TRILLION tons of coal on public lands to China.
That can payoff the national debt and create jobs in the USA to dig and ship the coal to China.
Demand that $16 dollars per ton Royalty go direct to pay of the16 Trillion National debt.

]]> By: meghan http://www.futurity.org/earth-environment/to-lower-emissions-give-us-coal-to-china/comment-page-1/#comment-558852 meghan Sun, 20 Jan 2013 14:59:17 +0000 http://www.futurity.org/?p=272262#comment-558852 I think the US initiatives concerning the protection of the environment even at the cost of lower profits should be applauded and this should be an inspiration for other countries as well. What immediately came to my mind is the project called Greenest City 2020 Action Plan introduced in my native Vancouver whose aim is to eliminate the negative impact that our actions have on the environment and reducing the carbon footprint is one of its most debated issues. I'm convinced if all of us contribute to that common goal by our own efforts the first positive signals will be seen even in the short term. I think the US initiatives concerning the protection of the environment even at the cost of lower profits should be applauded and this should be an inspiration for other countries as well. What immediately came to my mind is the project called Greenest City 2020 Action Plan introduced in my native Vancouver whose aim is to eliminate the negative impact that our actions have on the environment and reducing the carbon footprint is one of its most debated issues. I’m convinced if all of us contribute to that common goal by our own efforts the first positive signals will be seen even in the short term.

]]> By: Dr. Franchesco http://www.futurity.org/earth-environment/to-lower-emissions-give-us-coal-to-china/comment-page-1/#comment-555272 Dr. Franchesco Wed, 16 Jan 2013 20:12:06 +0000 http://www.futurity.org/?p=272262#comment-555272 This is stupid -How we get the rest of the world to play by our rules? "Global Coal Risk Assessment: Data Analysis and Market Research," released on November 20, 2012, estimated there are currently 1,199 proposed coal plants in 59 countries. They noted that China and India together account for 76 percent of these plants. WRI's Ailun Yang noted, "If all of these projects are built, it would add new coal power capacity that is almost four times the current capacity of all coal-fired plants in the United States." Also, unlike the U.S.A., they will not be using our sophisticated pollution controls. So CO2 may be the least of our worries. This is stupid -How we get the rest of the world to play by our rules?

“Global Coal Risk Assessment: Data Analysis and Market Research,” released on November 20, 2012, estimated there are currently 1,199 proposed coal plants in 59 countries. They noted that China and India together account for 76 percent of these plants. WRI’s Ailun Yang noted, “If all of these projects are built, it would add new coal power capacity that is almost four times the current capacity of all coal-fired plants in the United States.”

Also, unlike the U.S.A., they will not be using our sophisticated pollution controls. So CO2 may be the least of our worries.

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