Creating a new course in blogs

I have heard from many of you why I have not written more about Clean Coal. I have to admit that I am still a little behind on knowledge regarding this energy platform. I read into today’s WSJ that more Federal money is out there for the production and utilization of Clean Coal. It looks like 3.4 billion is out there for the taking and of course states are all in line to grab some market share of that money. First, I am thrilled whenever the government puts so much investment into energy. I love the fact that Coal can be found here in plentiful supply. I have seen the long lines of rail cars sitting in Wyoming waiting to be filled with coals that is literally just below the surface. It seems like a great opportunity. The idea is to capture the Carbon Dioxide so very little is let into the atmosphere. We have read about companies like Enigin that have energy consultants that are able to help businesses identify their nest energy savings and could even help with cleaner energy sources. What Rebecca Smith reports though is that these power plant projects are very expensive to build vs a Nuclear power plant; that is when looking at per unit of productive capacity. She also reports that another project was to convert coal into a combustible gas, then burn it to make electricity and the carbon dioxide pumped into the ground. But now an Odessa, TX plant will cost 1.6 billion dollars which is 10 times more than a modern gas fired plant. Thank you Ms Smith for your very informative article! So what to do?