This is encouraging: Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber is calling for a ‘sweeping review’ of coal exports from his state.
Reducing fossil fuel exports seems like a promising strategy for limiting the total quantity of fossil fuels burned by humanity.
Governor Kitzhaber questioning coal exports
Previous post: EIA information on shale gas development in the US
Next post: Blocking coal trains in White Rock, BC
{ 2 comments… read them below or add one }
The carbon consequences of Northwest coal exports
There are at present six proposals to export coal from Northwest ports. If all of these proposals are built, and if all of them operate at full capacity, the Northwest would be shipping 145 million tons of per coal year.
When burned, that coal will produce roughly 262 million tons of carbon dioxide per year. It’s such a staggering figure that it’s a little hard to grasp.
http://greenpeaceblogs.com/2012/05/16/will-the-bureau-of-land-management-subsidize-peabodys-plans-to-export-coal-to-asia/
http://grist.org/coal/why-are-u-s-taxpayers-subsidizing-coal-mining/