[crazyhorse46]

And when California starts having shortages, they will be begging for our coal fired energy.

[patton]

You are missing the irony of their idiotic stance - they will be buying the coal-produced energy anyway. See, CA will pay a green company in VA to produce green enrgy, and sell it to CA. The VA company will dump the power on the grid in va, and trade it to the coal fired plant in Utah for their power, which will then be shipped to CA.

So, in effect, the californians have just taxed themselves 30% on their power bills to clean up the environment in VA.

I suppose VA should thank them, when we stop laughing.