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James48

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5. Except- that electricity comes from coal.

Reply to Bob Wallace (Reply #4)

Sun Dec 11, 2011, 04:27 PM

Dec 2011

At least where I am. The vast majority of electricity comes from coal, and burning it in old plants means tons of pollution in the air.

Sure, the Volt and the Leaf electric cars can serve a purpose, but again,you run into adverse environmental costs and offsets without looking at the big picture.

Most of my electrical comes from coal, with a small portion from nuclear, and a small amount from natural gas.

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Ethanol [View all] James48 Dec 2011 OP

Food for fuel is immoral 4dsc Dec 2011 #1

Food for fuel is a false argument. James48 Dec 2011 #2

The crunch is coming... Bob Wallace Dec 2011 #6

Better than Petroleum or Coal, not nearly as good as Solar, Wind, Hydro, etc. NYC_SKP Dec 2011 #3

Ethanol... Bob Wallace Dec 2011 #4

Except- that electricity comes from coal. James48 Dec 2011 #5

Wrong. Bob Wallace Dec 2011 #7

Maybe where you are Bob, but not here. James48 Dec 2011 #8

Michigan, I once lived there... Bob Wallace Dec 2011 #9

If only the Volt burned E85. James48 Dec 2011 #10

Might be... Bob Wallace Dec 2011 #11