tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921789533155994259.post4357222695656452927..comments2024-03-20T04:16:43.352-04:00Comments on Climate Change News: New Hampshire Power Plant Turns to Russia for Coal ShipmentSustainable Arlingtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11224862076544912379noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921789533155994259.post-58942503571411550622014-07-18T22:41:05.137-04:002014-07-18T22:41:05.137-04:00It happened because some coal generating power pla...It happened because some coal generating power plants find they can get better quality, cleaner burning coking coal from Mechel cheaper than they can get poorer quality more polluting and more expensive coal from US suppliers. This serves them is 2 ways: (1) They don't have to worry about EPA issues and the concurrent smokestack requirements and (2) they are buying the product cheaper, which is the capitalist way. (Right?) <br /><br />However, coal producers in the US are also shipping their coal at a greater volume to China and India, who are now just beginning to worry about being the 2 most polluted countries in the world. You can read a bit more about it here: <br /><br />Mechel Rebound Fleeting to BCS as Coal Prices Fall - Bloomberg http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-07-15/mechel-gains-in-u-s-trading-on-vtb-refinancing-deal.htmlAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05850061548373752817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921789533155994259.post-69391596071819494222014-07-18T00:40:19.557-04:002014-07-18T00:40:19.557-04:00The USA has a 400 YEAR supply of coal, unemployed ...The USA has a 400 YEAR supply of coal, unemployed coal miners, and THIS happens. Guess why.Scott Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02983807049400152391noreply@blogger.com