[raybbr]

I just simply cannot understand these morons. Do they really want us to revert back to the Stone Age? It does seem so.

[Ghost of Philip Marlowe]

What they want is to set us back just far enough so that we are not “above” third-world countries. Their belief is essentially communist/Marxist, that those who prosper do so at the expense of others. So, they want to level the playing field so that none stands above the rest...except for the ruling government, of course. And they want a czar-level position in that government.

[driftdiver]

“Do they really want us to revert back to the Stone Age?”

Yes they do

[wolfpat]

I just simply cannot understand these morons. Do they really want us to revert back to the Stone Age?

They've gone a step beyond NIMBY (Not In My Back Yard). Now they have a policy of BANANA (Build Absolutely Nothing Anywhere Near Anything).

[meatloaf]

Depending on where you live, your opinion may vary. What generally isn’t known is that West Virginians will have to help pay for a transmission line that mostly serves the midatlantic states. Add to that about half of the 30% of the electrical capacity that is provided by combustion turbined power plants was taken off line by utilities due to high natural gas prices. What that means is there’s not that much demand for coal fired plant electricity from WV in the midatlantic states now since oil prices came off the $147/bbl price.

West Virginia currently doesn’t have to inspect cars for emmissions. With that transmission line in place, there’s more potential for expansion at the John Amos power plant and concurrent polution of the Kanawha River valley. There’s already been times of pollution issues from that plant. Drops in the air quality would at some point prompt the EPA to require emissions testing of automobiles in WV.

WV has never had an issue with widespread grid related power outages like the Northeast. Why would someone in WV want that exposure?

The transmission line is an attempted profit grab by the utility. Because of several factors, the planned date of construction has slipped. The real point is it isn’t economically justified with current fuel prices.