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• Response To A Pro-Coal Troll Who Hates It When I Refer to Coal As Dirty

  You have to develop a thick skin in order to operate a blog that covers controversial topics like energy. On Atomic Insights, there is a community of participants that seem to enjoy the discussions and commentary, but there are a few contributors that can get downright nasty in their prose and their attacks on my analytical abilities. I delete the more obnoxious comments and often let others respond... Posted Dec 24 2009, 03:16 AM by Atomic Insights Blog Filed under: clean coal, coal versus nuclear, cheap coal

• FACTBOX-U.S. Coal Plant captures and stores 2% of its carbon - at a cost of $3650 per kilowatt of capacity for just the CCS system

  I saw a deceptive headline in my Google Alert for new nuclear power plants this morning. Can you imagine - a headline writer who chooses a deceptive headline! The story, titled FACTBOX-U.S. Coal Plant captures and stores 2% of its carbon comes from Reuters News Service. It sits above an article that provides some interesting information about a demonstration project at a West Virginia coal plant. After... Posted Nov 19 2009, 03:22 AM by Atomic Insights Blog Filed under: clean coal

• Proud of a Bumper Sticker Displayed by a Friend

  While visiting our daughter this weekend for a gathering to celebrate the pending birth of our granddaughter, I noticed the below bumper sticker on a vehicle belonging to a young friend who attends college in western Virginia. I gave her a big hug and told her I was proud of her proclaimed sentiments. Read More... Posted Nov 09 2009, 05:36 AM by Atomic Insights Blog Filed under: clean coal