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To: long-gone who wrote (59749)	10/12/2000 9:22:46 PM
From: GST	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 116756

Long-gone -- "as I said, the needs of this nation DEMAND a valid solid energy policy - not the least of which includes conservation" I agree completely -- an effective energy policy is vital and a gross oversight. I think it partly because of the excessive optimism and distraction of "new economy" hype.

To: long-gone who wrote (59749)	10/13/2000 7:36:54 AM
From: rolatzi	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 116756

<<It might also mean using the Coal resources of our nation - not fighting mining with every move as done by this administration. It might also require we use wind generation - not fight it on grounds of "visual & noise pollution".>> Even discounting the dirty and sulfurous nature of coal and the cost of scrubbing the stack gases, coal is the worst in terms of putting CO2 into the atmosphere. Natural gas will increasingly be the hydrocarbon of choice for the generation of electricity. No way that coal will find much of a come back IMVHO.