Originally Posted by
Uncle Bill
Rapid City had a coal gasification plant in the 70's that proved it was quite doable. It was shut down and we lost most of those that were employed in that project, primarily because it wasn't financially feasible at that time.
My wife and I had developed some close friendships with those folks, and we were sorry to see it shut down.
With that technology on the back burner, however, it wouldn't take long for it to be revived quickly. It just won't happen with the current crop of environmental crazies we have running the nation today.
The sad truth is, in today's environment and with today's technologies, we can make all drilling, mining, cutting, and self sufficiency easily realistic, if we didn't have the socialists constantly screaming all their negativisms.
It's just criminal how easily the libs can convince the sheeple that we conservatives encourage dirty water, and dirty air. If this current Algore bill that just passed the Congress gets through the Senate, and the costs start hitting them in THEIR pocketbooks, it might start sinking in they've been hoodwinked. I don't really believe that, but hellsbells, a guy can dream...for the sake of his children.
UB