Tuesday, May 06, 2008

Burning the Future

Coal supplies over half the electricity used in the United States. Where does all that coal come from?

There is a movie you need to see:

Burning The Future: Coal in America - Trailer from coalmovie on Vimeo.

If you're interested, more information can be found here:

Appalachian Voice Front Porch Blog

Coal Moratorium Now!

Portal: Coal Issues - SourceWatch

700 Mountains

Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition


Fossil Fuel Power Plant

How Stuff Works: How much coal...

We need other ways to make electricity than burning hydrocarbons!

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Anonymous Anonymous said...

Today the Liberal opposition in Ottawa and its leader, Stephane Dion, struck a blow for cleaner coal and a greener Canada. If elected they will introduce a carbon (pollution) tax on energy burners (though not gas at the pump.) If and when enacted the carbon tax will make Canada a leader in combatting climate change. It would seem that Canada is taking a step forward as Bush takes a step backward by pushing for coastal drilling.i

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