Dick Durbin throwing $1 Billion down the drain for clean coal scams

[Radical Activist]

Every report shows that these carbon capture and coal gasification projects cost more money and produce fewer jobs than wind power. Even after the coal companies get billions in taxpayer subsidies it will still cost ratepayers more than cheaper and scientifically proven alternatives like wind. Durbin has called the new FutreGen the largest clean coal subsidy in American history. This is nothing but a moronic giveaway to the coal industry that dirties the reputation of an excellent Senator.

http://www.pantagraph.com/business/article_16f40158-cb53-11df-9ce8-001cc4c03286.html

Feds: FutureGen on track with $1B commitment

Although it has already been canceled once and has since been significantly altered from its original plan, state and federal officials say an experimental coal-fired power plant is still on track.

In an announcement Tuesday, U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu signed off on final agreements that formally commit $1 billion in federal funding for the controversial FutureGen project.

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin applauded the agreement. "If there was any remaining question as to whether FutureGen is really coming to Illinois, today we have the answer," said Durbin.

But, there still remain major hurdles for the project, which would transform an old power plant west of Jacksonville into a clean-burning facility and ship carbon pollutants to a disposal site via a first-ever pipeline.

Here's another article with more details about the project for those who are interested.
http://www.energycentral.com/functional/news/news_detail.cfm?did=17150182

[madrchsod]

1. we can`t get any money for schools and....

after school programs but we get this....

out here in lee and ogle counties the county boards have put a stop on future windmills. dekalb county has windmills but i have`t read if that county board is going follow lee and ogle.

[Radical Activist]

2. Why on earth would they stop wind farms?

Stupid, stupid, stupid.

[madrchsod]

4. lots of complaints on the effects of the blades and...

deprecation on housing values. the problem i see is that in the next 25 yrs these counties will be the next burbs.

[Radical Activist]

5. This is an organized campaign of deception.

I see the same debunked, BS claims popping up in rural communities all over the state. I'd like to know where this is coming from and who's organizing in rural communities to spread lies about wind power.

[the redcoat]

3. I love the doublethink

of having a clean-burning facility that has to ship out carbon pollutants for disposal.

[Radical Activist]

6. And creates more solid waste.

You can deal with the pollutants in different ways, but coal will never be clean.

[Radical Activist]

7. Bump for Monday.

[spanone]

8. we do have the best congress money can buy

[joeybee12]

9. What a load of shit...this irritates me to no end...the dems are apparently

really not conecerned with the environment ro clean energy...just another campaign slogan.

[Radical Activist]

10. Me too.

Durbin is one of the best we've got, but here he is whoring for the coal industry. It's no wonder we can't get serious about climate change.