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"Now, it doesn't take a genius to realize that coal is a natural resource that has not been linked to any environmental harm. In fact, it is a clean burning alternative fuel source," writes the Virginia GOP House Caucus in trying to accuse gubernatorial candidate Brian Moran of "trying to skirt alternative energy" for believing that "a proposed coal plant in Surry County will cause global warming and harm the Chesapeake Bay".
Just as folks here in Virginia were getting over the good laugh we had over that blog entry, comes this little ditty from the folks who spent $10.5 million trying to sell us on "clean coal" c/o the This Is Reality blog.
[Question:] Can you just answer that yes or no? If you believe that burning coal causes global warming?
[Joe Lucas:] I don't know, I'm not a scientist.
All kidding aside, unfortunately it is this flat earth society existent still in Virginia that is going to make it difficult to pass climate legislation. Science is obviously not working on many in Virginia's House of No. But perhaps economics will.
As The Green Miles so aptly points out, Dominion's rates have gone up because of the cost of building Wise County coal plant. Meanwhile there's a 15% increase from last year in electricity cut-offs due to nonpayment. Meanwhile, ODEC proposes building a $6 billion coal plant 18 miles upwind of Williamsburg in Surry County, VA.
Something's gotta give pretty soon. Ignorance won't be bliss for too much longer. |
