Japan Defies Obama — Plans On Building 43 Coal Plants

The Daily Caller ^ | 04/09/2015 | MICHAEL BASTASCH

[Da Coyote]

Good on Japan.

Also, when Dorkbama retires to Hawaii, please, Japan, rethink Pearl Harbor.

This time, we will look the other way.

Help us.

[MrB]

Obama won’t care about that.
The left’s energy policy is all about crippling America.
They really couldn’t care less about the “environment”, truth be told.

[Blennos]

Before the Fukushima incident, nuclear power helped Japan generate 20 percent of its own power. After the disaster, Japan only generated 9 percent of its own power.

What does this mean? If Japan getting 91% of its power from outside sources? From where then? Not North Korea.

[Bruce Kurtz]

It looks like Japan has its act together. Shut down the nuke plants, but don’t replace them with unreliable wind and solar sources. Build coal plants! Amazing the greenies want the Japanese to rebuild the nuke powered plants.

[Diogenesis]

Was not aware the First Moslem Tyrant
deemed himself ... the Emperor of Japan, too.

[SMARTY]

If “O” had ANY brains, he’d put US coal miners BACK to work and sell OUR coal to Japan and to everyone else who isn’t held to the same BS enviro standard that he demands for US.... :)

Everybody’s happy

[SoFloFreeper]

Good.

Let’s elect some Japanese to the Republican caucus.

[Toddsterpatriot]

After the disaster, Japan only generated 9 percent of its own power (with nuclear).

[allendale]

Without reliable cheap electricity, there is miserable poverty. The world does not share Obama’s green delusions.

[thackney]

From non nuclear source, like Nat Gas, coal, etc

[spokeshave]

I read that China was completing one coal plant a day in the go-go days...I guess that’s dropped to one coal plant a month now.....and mostly without official permits.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

West Coast export terminals just became more valuable...

[Blennos]

From non nuclear source, like Nat Gas, coal, etc

I assume this is the correct interpretation. But the poorly written passage in the article implies that Japan is getting the bulk of its power -- 91% -- from outside Japan. This we know cannot be true.

[crz]

Would shouldnt they? They can get all the coal they want from the USA.

[CPT Clay]

Nuclear has not worked out well in their earthquake prone nation.

[Vigilanteman]

Exactly. Plus having lived in Japan for 14 years, I can tell you that reducing power consumption is not a viable option. Japan is still an industrial powerhouse and has no intentions of becoming a wilted violet third world country.

There are plenty of Japanese who still remember when it was and they have no intention of going back.

[xp38]

Australia too.

[mac_truck]

West Coast export terminals just became more valuable...

There are several west coast coal terminal projects which should benefit from increased demand from Asia.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

The company I used to work for had its eye on Longview.
It would've been perfect but the company blew up before we got there...