I think that we should make the wave disruptive by banning all new coal project, including all those on the drawing board, and by the way, all those planned for Texas.

tstreet,
This is exactly the kind of thinking that has caused delays up until now. "Ban coal" or "lets use Hydrogen" or "lets use ethanol" are all bandwagons that people jump on, that prevent them from seeing other solutions. The problem is GHGs, so ban those. If the Texas coal industry can find a way to sequester, good for them.

Banning coal isn't going to happen. They're trying it in California, but it won't work everywhere. We must be somewhat pragmatic. The place to start is on the consumption side. We should ban all televisions that draw more than 200 watts, all refrigerators that draw more than 500 kWh/yr avg. Light bulbs should not be sold over x watts, new cars should be required to get 30 mpg minimum, etc., etc. While we're at it we should ban private jets, yachts, sporting events, especially motor sports and houses over 3000 sq. ft. Think I could get elected on that platform?

Why not start by eliminating NASCAR!!

All we have to eliminate NASCAR is to turn our 300W tvs off while it's on. The advertisers will do the rest for us.

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