Well, what is the lesser of all evils? We need lots of energy, and it's only going to get worse as India, China, and the rest of the world come online.
What's the logic there? That nations other than china shouldn't bother with (or without) new coal technology and energy policy because it is only a "small contribution?".
That argument gets pretty much everyone who isn't the USA or China off the hook. Luxembourg and Botswana should just pollute as much as they want? That's just dumb. Energy choices are important everywhere; it just happens that the only forums available for enacting this policy are in nations with diverse sizes. You still need to do it everywhere.
Actually no, my point is that we should not be looking at this as some future event.
Our coal problems are not on the horizon, they're substantial problems now. I don't care if there's additional room for growth in the coal power plant market in Africa, current coal consumption is more than sufficient to warrant action.
A very striking collection of photos. Was the industrial revolution in America and Britain ever this bad? I've heard stories about people in the 1950s in the US (can't remember where, but I believe it was in Utah) having respiratory problems while walking down a street because of the sulphuric acid fumes coming from a nearby factory, praying for a car to stop and give them a ride so they wouldn't die.
