German energy policy: "Dumping billions into the least effective technology"

The German economy has been booming lately, but there are already signs of a cooling down. When the tax payers begin to feel the effects of an economic slowdown, they will also realize how unrealistic - and downright stupid - the Merkel government´s energy decisions are.

Connelly: Ultra-long coal trains on Seattle waterfront? Time for a long, critical look - seattlepi.com

With construction of new coal plants being blocked across America -- and states like Washington phasing out coal -- the export market beckons, and particularly China.

"The markets (for Powder River Basin coal) nationally are questionable, but it's unquestionable the demand that exists overseas -- a wide variety of countries and into the foreseeable future," Bud Clinch, executive director of the Montana Coal Council, noted not long ago.
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"The impacts of the Gateway Pacific Terminal are not confined to Bellingham: Seattle would experience nine 1.5-mile-long trains of coal every day through our waterfront, with potentially significant impacts on traffic, air quality and water quality," Mayor Mike McGinn warned in a July 18 statement.

Actually, nine trains full of coal and another nine trains returning empty.

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Grow Our Way Out - Investors.com

Energy Policy: A new study documents a mini-boom caused by the development of the Marcellus Shale formations in Pennsylvania, creating jobs and revenue. Maybe the second rule of holes is that when you're in one, start drilling.