Re: Power execs blame gas prices and environment regs for highelectricity costs

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/ > I guess
/ > it was cheap for a while, but to me it would make more sense to
/ > depend on heavy oil, coal, and especially the N-word for the
/ > bulk of our power generation.
/ 
/ Cost is not the significant factor.  The ability to use oil or coal in
/ California has been essentially eliminated to meet environmental
/ requirements.  And the N-word, well, that's just a bad word.

At what point do we admit the supply of petroleum and coal are finite and
that if this thing called civilisation is to last another millenia, we
might look for alternatives?

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From: mlindanne@hotmail.com (China Blue White Supergiant)
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