Retired admiral repeats warning; (global) warming, oil thirst called security threats

The Post & Courier, Charleston, SC ^ | 2010-01-30 | David Slade

[Steely Tom]

There's a South Dakota class battleship, the Massachusetts, moored on permanent display at Battleship Cove in Fall River, MA. I've visited her several times; she's a wonder of technology and history.

In her engine room they've put up a little table that lists her fuel usage as a function of the speed she's making. It's posted either on, or right next to, the big control panel (well, it's really not that big, because there's not very much room down there) for the engines, which are steam turbines.

If I recall correctly, at top speed she used more than 200,000 gallons of oil per day.

[A.A. Cunningham]

Dennis McGinn

[ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas]

In Charleston, McGinn said he is not promoting any one political party or person, but he lavished praise on U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., the only Senate Republican who has spoken favorably about a proposed plan to limit greenhouse gas emissions.

Wrong. McCain supports crap-and-trade, but not Obama's crap-and-trade.

"I am a supporter of a strong cap-and-trade system, but I will not and cannot align myself with a giant government slush fund that will further burden our businesses and consumers," McCain said at a Reform Institute Forum on energy reform.