His commentary in San Jose Mercury-News stresses that fossil fuels will be with us for quite some time. He says the experts predict that fossil fuels will still make up 85 percent of the world's energy needs in 2030.
Jarrett then goes into a review of the Bush administration's efforts regarding clean coal and the "carbon sequestration" technology. His essay is very flattering of coal's future and works hard to justify the spending $2 billion over 10 years. He also praises the benefits of a few recent investments in coal projects.
I understand that Jarrett's comments will be one-sided, but I'm also curious. How fast is the new technology being required by law on all coal projects? In other words, the federal government and states like
[Source: San Jose Mercury-News]