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Jesus Malverde

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30. There is also a standard for natural gas (1000 lbs), but that is easily met.

Reply to FarCenter (Reply #28)

Sat Sep 21, 2013, 09:13 PM

Sep 2013

I don't believe there's technology to get a production size coal plant to under 1100 pounds, effectively putting them out of business.

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Good. Warren DeMontague Sep 2013 #14

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Can these standards be met by increasing efficiency or do they require carbon capture? FarCenter Sep 2013 #16

Utilities will have to use gas or renewable sources because of the cost of sequestration Kolesar Sep 2013 #27

"any coal power plants built in the future to emit under 1,100 pounds of CO2 per megawatt-hour" FarCenter Sep 2013 #28

There is also a standard for natural gas (1000 lbs), but that is easily met. Jesus Malverde Sep 2013 #30

This will pretty much guarantee the rapid exhaustion of natural gas for home heating FarCenter Sep 2013 #31

Ahhh, Natural Gas, so clean...what? There's other dirty "costs" in getting "Natural" gas? What? drynberg Sep 2013 #35

Jesus Malverde didn't say anything like that...eom Kolesar Sep 2013 #48

Carbon capture is a farce RoccoR5955 Sep 2013 #42

That's only because we held his feet to the fire! treestar Sep 2013 #18

reminder to read later/ no text OldEurope Sep 2013 #20

Too little, too late. n/t RoccoR5955 Sep 2013 #22

Wouldn't it be great if ProSense Sep 2013 #23

Which is why I said what I did. RoccoR5955 Sep 2013 #37

Congratulations Summer Hathaway Sep 2013 #29

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"Clean coal"!! raindaddy Sep 2013 #34

Silly rabbit. RoccoR5955 Sep 2013 #41

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K&R nt Andy823 Sep 2013 #45

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LOL Scurrilous Sep 2013 #47