The anti-coal storm gathering around the head of Business Secretary John Hutton, the government minister championing new coal-fired power stations, is growing daily. Latest to weigh-in on the side of reason are the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB). As you can see from the following quote, they are less than impressed with Hutton's stance;
If the UK government must use coal, the dirtiest fuel source there is, then it must also wait until CCS facilities are up and running. There is no rationale for using coal again until its climate damage can be contained.
The blog is full of references to all the countries who are making genuine moves to reduced their greenhouse gas emissions, such as Canada and New Zealand, and asks why we aren't doing the same. Get the full story here - it's excellent stuff!