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Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in previous issues including one article commenting on carbon capture and storage, a response by Cliff Jones to comments by Sheila Fergusson on his own letter about calculating the EROEI of crude oil and another article noting the decline of the O/A level standards.

The article discusses the highlights of a conference on coal gasification which was held by the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) in Antwerp in September 2009 as well as the meeting held by the Indian Institution of Chemical Engineers (IIChE) in Mumbai, India in November 2009. Lessons from Antwerp were shared in the Mumbai meeting. The importance of integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) power plants to Europe's electricity supply is emphasized. Gasification with carbon capture is concluded to be ideal.