Coal is evil

That's what a guy who writes for the left-of-center Huffington Post says. Actually, he says coal is the enemy of the human race.

The entire post is here. This is an excerpt:

We have the technical means to free ourselves of this filthy 19th century energy source, which is destroying our landscapes, our rural families and economies, our atmosphere. The barriers are political. We've let ourselves be bullied by the coal industry and by the politicians it has purchased. We haven't mounted the kind of public outcry that would force political action.

I don't post this because I agree with it. I post it because it's out there and a lot of people -- okay, a good number of people -- here in West Virginia would probably agree with him.

I have to wonder, though, if we have the technical means to free ourselves of coal, why hasn't some genius entrepreneur made it happen? Where is the Steve Jobs or the Thomas Edison of the coal-free life?