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bob
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Europe consuming more coal Feb 7, 2013 23:32:36 GMT -5

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Post by bob on Feb 7, 2013 23:32:36 GMT -5

So much for caring about the environment.

Green-friendly Europe has a dirty secret: It is burning a lot more coal.

Europe’s use of the fossil fuel spiked last year after a long decline, powered by a surge of cheap U.S. coal on global markets and by the unintended consequences of ambitious climate policies that capped emissions and reduced reliance on nuclear energy.

www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe-consuming-more-coal/2013/02/07/ec21026a-6bfe-11e2-bd36-c0fe61a205f6_story.html?hpid=z4

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Europe consuming more coal Feb 8, 2013 15:11:00 GMT -5

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Post by raybar on Feb 8, 2013 15:11:00 GMT -5

Until - perhaps I should say "unless" - something else becomes available on a massive scale, fossil fuels will remain one of the primary worldwide sources of energy. Dirty and global warming as they may be, we are not going to do without the energy they provide.

The dirty part could be addressed without too much trouble, other than money. But the carbon dioxide emissions are unavoidable.