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Originally Posted by merrylander
How about coal gassification?
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The Synthetic Fuels Corporation was formed in 1980 (Carter) with Government support. It's brief was to develop alternative fuels and alternative technologies (like coal gasification) to reduce our dependence on imported oil. It was dissolved in 1985 (Reagan) in the face of Right wing complaints that it "interfered with the free market". Sound familiar?
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Oh BTW, if you don't believe in global warming take a holiday to the Maldives while you can because they are slowly heading beneath the waves as the sea levels rise.
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The Maldives are far from the only ones. For instance there's Tuvalu.
John