Bloomberg on No Dirty Coal

Good news? He doesn't live in a coal state. It doesn't appear as if he has any ties to Big Coal and its lobbyists. And best yet, he's rich -- filthy rich -- and doesn't need any dirty dollars to run his campaign. That means he won't be beholden to coal, oil, gas, or any other Big industries. Not so good news? We haven't heard so much as a peep out of him on putting a moratorium on the construction of traditional dirty coal plants. He's said that market forces plus cleaner coal will do the trick. You put a price on carbon and the incentive for cheap coal disappears, and so does a chunk of the 150 or so plants that are currently on the drawing boards, says Bloomberg. And he's touting investing in clean coal technology. It's too pie-in-the sky. This is the one area where Bloomberg gets a Needs Improvement.