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Originally Posted by AdultDeals
For example, new coal burning power plants built by a certain contractor (can't recall the name) are equipped to run at almost zero negative emissions due to reclamation devices that process CO2 and other coal waste. However it's not yet required by law that companies use this technology. The plants have all been retrofitted with it anyhow 'in case'. So what is the cost to big business there? Next to nothing, it's a few thousand dollars per unit to retrofit.
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I'm not sure where you get your facts from, but retrofitting a coal powerstation with clean coal technology costs a damn sight more than a few thousand dollars. This one particularly method of clean coal costs $34 million to retrofit.
http://www.socialfunds.com/news/release.cgi/6406.html
And the clean coal technology which is leading the pack is coal gasification. GE And Bechtel are working on coal gasification together. When those two companies start working together, it's time to take notice. Bechtel have said that a new plant using coal gasification would cost $975 million compared to a conventional plant which would cost about $780 million.
Not to mention higher operational costs which will be passed onto the consumer. I think clean coal is a great idea. Just don't go around saying it's something that's going to cost a few thousand dollars.
Here in Queensland, Australia, we have enough coal to give us energy for something like 300 years, apparently. So clean coal technology is being looked at in a big way. It would be a non-issue if it were just a few thousand dollars per power station.