The Real McDonnell

After visiting Appalachia this past fall and seeing first hand the miseducation of the American underclass, I fired up the AG personal e-mail account. I snapped a photo that I shared last month pimping Bob McDonnell and "clean coal." Wanting to know what exactly this 'Clean Coal' thing is about, my fingers danced across the keyboard. More than a month later, the below unedited dribble from the lackey who replied, is what arrived in my e-mail box:


AG: "Bob, what is clean coal?"

BMcD's Lackey:

Dear Dr. AG:

Thank you for contacting the Bob McDonnell for Governor Campaign.

In 2006, the economic impact of the coal mining industry in Virginia was nearly $2.4 billion, creating 11,082 jobs,

8,884 of which are located in Southwest Virginia. Bob McDonnell will continue to support Virginia’s coal plants that use modern technology to offer a balance between cost, reliability and environmental impact.

There has also been great progress made toward carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology for our coal mines. Carbon capture and storage technologies are a method of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by capturing and injecting underground the carbon dioxide emitted from electricity generation plants that use fossil fuels. Dominion is currently partnering with Virginia Tech and the Virginia Center for Coal and Energy Research to study the potential for carbon storage in coal seams in Southwest Virginia. The Department of Energy and regional partners recently completed injection of 1,000 metric tons of CO2 and are currently performing post-injection monitoring.

The federal stimulus package includes funding for potential carbon capture and storage projects. We need to make sure these funds are leveraged correctly so that our university-based research can capitalize on this great opportunity.

To read more about the specifics of Bob’s energy plan, please visit http://bobmcdonnell.com/index.php/issues/issue_green

We hope this answers your question. Please email us if you have any further questions.

Sincerely,

Tyler Southall

I'll tackle the science and energy part tomorrow along with the real job numbers, but I wish to highlight that the Republican is talking about taking federal money. Oh, he'll take it. Oh yez. Right now! Interesting because if it weren't for the Democrats that are saving Hurricane Bush damage,the Republicans wouldn't have money to stake claims on while saying they are fiscally responsible and not spenders.