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Old 07-05-2012, 04:53 PM
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Originally Posted by piece-itpete View Post
Anything you do to cut emissions costs more. My dad, who oversaw construction on coal powerplant emission systems among other things, says getting 99% of pollutants out is pretty easy, but chipping away at the 1% left gets progessively difficult - and expensive.

Here's the rub: you'll never get 100%. As I say, stopgap. Eventually the earth will be used up and worn out.

And, as long as the sign is cool

Pete
Still doesn't explain how curbing emissions is an attack on the poor, Pete.
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