Comments on: An Obama Decision I Absolutely Hate http://joshuacolwell.com/blog/index.php/2010/an-obama-decision-i-absolutely-hate/ Science, astronomy, politics, movies, and various minutiae. Tue, 13 Mar 2012 23:50:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: JC http://joshuacolwell.com/blog/index.php/2010/an-obama-decision-i-absolutely-hate/comment-page-1/#comment-189944 JC Fri, 30 Apr 2010 01:25:41 +0000 http://joshuacolwell.com/blog/index.php/2010/an-obama-decision-i-absolutely-hate/#comment-189944 I hope you're right. I hope you’re right.

]]> By: David http://joshuacolwell.com/blog/index.php/2010/an-obama-decision-i-absolutely-hate/comment-page-1/#comment-189147 David Mon, 26 Apr 2010 23:47:14 +0000 http://joshuacolwell.com/blog/index.php/2010/an-obama-decision-i-absolutely-hate/#comment-189147 The wells won't be drilled. This was a "shut them up" move. The BP disaster in the Gulf will ensure drilling slows down, and might well force Sarah Palin to put a sock in it. Not sure what to think about nuclear yet. Understand his reasoning for research into clean coal, which is likely an oxymoron. China is building coal-fired plants like WalMart builds stores, so any research that can ameliorate the carbonization/toxification of the atmosphere is a bit of a help, although it might be like sandbags for a tsunami. The wells won’t be drilled. This was a “shut them up” move. The BP disaster in the Gulf will ensure drilling slows down, and might well force Sarah Palin to put a sock in it.

Not sure what to think about nuclear yet. Understand his reasoning for research into clean coal, which is likely an oxymoron. China is building coal-fired plants like WalMart builds stores, so any research that can ameliorate the carbonization/toxification of the atmosphere is a bit of a help, although it might be like sandbags for a tsunami.

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