Meanwhile, In The USA We Continue To Burn Food

Coal is the world's energy source of the future, just like the sun causes global warming, and these days global cooling. Coal to gas, coal to liquid, all fully understood and volume production ready technologies, could solve the energy crunch world wide. So could a little less green "jive talking" and a lot more drilling. China, who is mostly un-moved by the nonsensical talk about global warming, has understood that for quite some time. They have been on a path to generate electricity from nuclear power for some time, recently breaking ground on the new Gen III+ technology plants. They have also been quiet active in finding cheap ways to provide transport fuels and lubricants for their industry needs.

PR NEWSwire:

GE Energy’s gasification technology has been selected for a coal-to-chemical production facility in Tongzi County, Guizhou Province, People’s Republic of China, marking GE’s 32nd gasification licensing agreement in the country. Guizhou Jinchi Chemical Company, Ltd., will use GE’s gasification technology to produce syngas, which in turn will be used to produce chemicals at the Tongzi project site.

"Companies across China are looking for cost effective ways to manufacture products from available local resources" said John Lavelle, general manager of GE Energy’s gasification business. "We’re pleased that Guizhou Jinchi has selected GE’s proven gasification technology to produce chemicals from local coal"

Of the 32 projects in China that have been licensed for GE gasification technology since the mid-1970s, 23 are in commercial operation today. More than 90% of the gasification equipment for these projects is fabricated locally in China.

The brilliant Democrats in the US Congress, approval ratings in the low 20s, who wouldn't know their ... never mind. They do know where the botox jar is and that is all that matters for them.