A new worry: The cost of electricity

Consumers struggling with high gas prices, rising food costs and falling home values have something new to worry about: Higher electricity rates due to surging coal prices.

[1 for Justice]

Here's an idea. Since China and India need more coal to produce steel, let them pay the high price for it! They say we have plenty of coal in the U.S. Why should our prices rise? If you look at the oil producing countries, their gas prices are much lower than ours. Why? Because they don't pass the higher prices on their own people. They make the other countries pay.

[bozo]

Bend over and assume the postion!

We have been grabbing our ankles at the gas pumps already.

The lemmings that we are will just continue until we wake up.

Think outside of the box there is great oppertunity out there lets get it.

Alternative energy is a must!

[goon]

PA is a net exporter of energy. There are a lot of coal fired power plants here because of lax environmental regulations. Energy corporations take advantage of this and build their plants here because they get away with polluting with dirty coal easier than in other states. The excess power is exported on the grid to customers in other states.

[TRIPLE K]

I heat my water and house with coal, another raise, you are right bend over, I use about 6 ton a year, wow, I better get a case of KY !!!

[Slick Nick from Bethlehem]

Awww.....don't worry.........you have guys like State Sen. Browne around. He will find a way to help you - Like maybe going direct deposit to the Corporation where you get your heat. He says we could start paying now to get a little interest savings for the future. WOW! What a guy. Why didn't we think of that? Maybe i could just have my employer divey up my paycheck to all the rich corporations and give me a taxable weis's card with the minute fraction we would have left over. We are a divied nation under such leaders anyhow.

[10th Street Pimp]

If you want to live in venezuela or the middle east- knock yourself out and buy a plane ticket. Hope you enjoy your free gasoline, with your loss of free speech, and the ocasional public stoning. Your idea completely spits in the face of a free market system/democracy//capitalism/w hateveryou want to call it.

1 for Justice wrote:

Here's an idea. Since China and India need more coal to produce steel, let them pay the high price for it! They say we have plenty of coal in the U.S. Why should our prices rise? If you look at the oil producing countries, their gas prices are much lower than ours. Why? Because they don't pass the higher prices on their own people. They make the other countries pay.