http://www.coalcandothat.com/ Blogs, News, Experts, and Facts - Coal Can Do That Friday 25th of September 2009 05:57:32 PM en-us http://www.coalcandothat.com/content.php?view=493 http://www.coalcandothat.com/content.php?view=493 2009-09-25 17:57:55 It’s a typical game night at Busch Stadium: The crowd cheers and chants, the St. Louis Cardinals round the bases. Then in the bottom of the sixth… the lights dim and the action stops. Without clean coal, it’s game over. http://www.coalcandothat.com/content.php?view=403 http://www.coalcandothat.com/content.php?view=403 2009-06-23 16:49:48 In a recent Wall Street Journal article on U.S. coal reserves, a spokesperson for the U.S. Geological Survey is quoted as saying, “We really can’t say we’re the Saudi Arabia of coal anymore.” Oh really…Since when? Of course we can – and we are. America has enough coal to power our economy for the next century and beyond. http://www.coalcandothat.com/content.php?view=349 http://www.coalcandothat.com/content.php?view=349 2009-05-17 17:06:29 Here at the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity (ACCCE), we started the Factuality Tour, a multi-stop, cross-country tour and video blog, to tell the true story of coal in America — from mine to plug. http://www.coalcandothat.com/content.php?view=284 http://www.coalcandothat.com/content.php?view=284 2009-04-03 17:00:15 Citizens with good access to electricity are far more likely to live longer, eat better and enjoy a higher education. Yet more than 2 billion people around the world lack adequate access to electricity. http://www.coalcandothat.com/content.php?view=283 http://www.coalcandothat.com/content.php?view=283 2009-04-05 15:45:43 Coal gasification and coal-to-gas projects, and 30 electric generating units under construction in 19 states, are among dozens of U.S. coal projects creating the ultimate ‘Made in America’ solution for job creation, economic stimulus and environmental improvement. http://www.coalcandothat.com/content.php?view=280 http://www.coalcandothat.com/content.php?view=280 2009-04-06 10:34:05 Our inability to grasp scale is one of the reasons we have been unable to develop a coherent energy policy. It is hard to formulate a plan to manage such a far ranging issue whose scope is global. Like gullible settlers in the Old West, our lack of comprehension leaves us vulnerable to the latest salesman to come to town. Such salesmen abound in the energy business, spouting the rhetoric of the unrealistic potential of alternatives and renewables — and brandishing heady promises. http://www.coalcandothat.com/content.php?view=245 http://www.coalcandothat.com/content.php?view=245 2009-02-24 15:44:13 Getting more electricity from wind is expensive… very expensive. Last week a 230 page analysis of the generation capacity and transmission needs of the eastern United States through 2024 was released. The authors are the independent transmission operators responsible for the Eastern Interconnect electric grid, a service territory that spans all the states east of Nebraska http://www.coalcandothat.com/content.php?view=232 http://www.coalcandothat.com/content.php?view=232 2009-02-11 10:26:16 The Question: “How can we obtain enough NG at affordable prices to (1) power over 400,000 MW of NG based generation capacity, (2) heat tens of millions of homes and buildings, (3) meet the needs of manufacturing and agriculture, and (4) make ethanol, fertilizer and other energy related products? The Answer: We can’t. http://www.coalcandothat.com/content.php?view=228 http://www.coalcandothat.com/content.php?view=228 2009-02-10 10:27:39 While Federal policymakers debate the merits of spending hundreds of billions of dollars on new energy projects in an economic stimulus package to create jobs and regain our nation’s financial stability, there is no greater, wholly domestic opportunity than that provided by American ingenuity and our nation’s coal reserves. Now is the time, as President Obama and Congressional leaders have expressed, to invest in domestic energy resources and advanced technologies... http://www.coalcandothat.com/content.php?view=175 http://www.coalcandothat.com/content.php?view=175 2008-12-03 09:48:07 Few initiatives could provide as many benefits in a single stroke as rapidly expanding use of coal. Increased coal use will provide huge benefits to consumers and industry.” – Andy Weissman, Senior Managing Director, FTI Consulting http://www.coalcandothat.com/content.php?view=166 http://www.coalcandothat.com/content.php?view=166 2009-04-05 14:25:30 Representatives of the FutureGen Alliance recently met with Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) to discuss the importance of the nation’s first near-zero emissions power production plant and how investment in our nation’s infrastructure and energy security will stimulate the economy. http://www.coalcandothat.com/content.php?view=141 http://www.coalcandothat.com/content.php?view=141 2008-12-03 09:49:14 America faces unprecedented energy questions. Chief among these: How do we reduce our foreign energy dependence, lower energy costs and improve emissions? http://www.coalcandothat.com/content.php?view=133 http://www.coalcandothat.com/content.php?view=133 2009-02-10 12:42:01 America’s popular President won with 52 percent of the vote. Perhaps equally impressive, is the growing popularity of coal, which has soared to 72 percent among Americans in the last six months. http://www.coalcandothat.com/content.php?view=88 http://www.coalcandothat.com/content.php?view=88 0000-00-00 00:00:00 This is a summary of the blog posting. It can be up to 300 characters max (the system will tell you when you've run out of characters). http://www.coalcandothat.com/content.php?view=84 http://www.coalcandothat.com/content.php?view=84 2008-12-05 10:19:44 Where would wind generation be without government subsidies? If the past is any indication, nowhere at all. In the last 10 years the production tax credit for wind expired three different times. The average drop-off in the installation of wind capacity the next year was over 80%. Clearly, energy companies need financial incentives to adopt emerging technologies. And so it is with the most promising emerging energy technology of all: clean coal with carbon capture and storage (CCS). http://www.coalcandothat.com/content.php?view=83 http://www.coalcandothat.com/content.php?view=83 2008-11-26 15:26:35 The United States needs to get three energy realities : 1) we need more energy at lower prices; 2) coal is America's greatest energy resource; and 3) carbon capture and storage (CCS) will allow us to fully realize coal's dramatic potential. http://www.coalcandothat.com/content.php?view=82 http://www.coalcandothat.com/content.php?view=82 2009-02-11 15:59:08 A new President and Congress will soon take their seats in Washington and our energy situation will be high on their agenda. As the debate proceeds, it will behoove all Americans to remember the crucial role electricity plays in our prosperity and quality of life. In 1999, the American Academy of Engineering labeled electricity the “single most important engineering achievement of the past century”. And no wonder, electricity is the lifeblood of our modern society. http://www.coalcandothat.com/content.php?view=81 http://www.coalcandothat.com/content.php?view=81 2008-12-02 18:24:25 Despite recent rhetoric, there is every reason to expect that an Obama administration will support clean coal technologies ― including carbon capture and sequestration (CCS). I went back and compared the National Coal Council’s recommendations in their 2008 report on The Urgency of Sustainable Coal to Obama's plan for New Energy for America.