The Atlantic, hardly a bastion of conservative thought, has published a piece by James Fallows in which he argues that power from coal will be needed for years to come, particularly in the developing world, and alternative energy sources are not going to take its place. Therefore, it's better to figure out a way to use it cleanly than to try to quit using it. Read the article here.
You don't have to believe that global warming is an imminent threat, or believe the prognostications of Michael Mann, the discredited originator of the hockey stick graph, to appreciate the courage that Mr. Fallows demonstrates in facing the fact that the need for energy is going to require us to burn fossil fuels for quite a while longer.
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