Why is CCS, pumping CO2 from burning coal underground into old oil wells, one of the most widely supported (politically and in mass media), but most foolish, unworkable boondoggles? Now abandoned in Illinois, namely the FutureGen "clean" coal demonstration power plant project.   more »

This all makes so little sense in practice. Economists hatch theories to create profits, even for non-profits, Non-profit orgs just invest their proceeds in more advertising and air travel for their executives, instead of handing it out to investors. Does any carbon ever get "offset"?   more »

Not only is gas guzzling "clean" coal derived fuel technologically problematic, titanically expensive, and twice as GHGassy as oil based gas guzzling. There is not enough coal to make it sustainable. Present electric power generation with coal to liquid, would use up coal reserves in less than 50 years.   more »