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   From: governor.swill@gmail.com   
      
   On Thu, 28 Apr 2016 19:07:11 -0700, "Wayne"    
   wrote:   
      
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   >"Governor Swill"  wrote in message   
   >news:u755ib9pheofeibrrn1hcshaef4u54bdsv@4ax.com...   
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   >On Tue, 19 Apr 2016 19:39:15 -0700, "Wayne"    
   >wrote:   
   ># Reducing coal use is a global trend.  The Chinese have cut their coal   
   ># consumption by 30% over the past decade.  No mean feat when you factor   
   ># in growth.  In the US, there simply is not the demand there was and   
   ># now Peabody has gone belly up.   
   >   
   >Even if coal isn't involved, the electricity has to be generated somewhere   
   >and transported by wires to the end user.   
   >Factoring all in manufacturing costs including battery construction and   
   >disposal, conventional cars are still just a bit cleaner.   
      
   More disconcerting are the highly toxic waste by products of rare   
   earths, lithium and other minerals to refine into products.  The   
   creation of a battery electric generates significantly more toxic   
   waste byproducts than an standard IC engine vehicle.   
      
   >An exception to this might be Norway where hydro electricity abounds.   
      
   Lots of geothermal in Iceland   
      
   Swill   
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   http://www.reuters.com/article/us-panama-tax-idUSKCN0X10C2   
   http://www.theguardian.com/news/2016/apr/03/what-you-need-to-kno   
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   http://www.bbc.com/news/world-35918844   
      
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