Over January I took a class where we toured Coal Country in Kentucky, and the Engineer at the mine we visited (the class was mostly cultural, not environmental or industrial) told us that the dirty secret of Coal Mining is that they actually are not being killed by government regulations, but rather by competition. That particular mine had about 20 years of coal left at current output, but he would be surprised if they were still open in 3, because coal was being trounced thoroughly by Natural Gas with existing technology.
If this works then great, because unless we make some big breakthroughs eventually we will need to go back to our coal reserves... but I don't seeing this saving the coal industry as it exists now.
If this works then great, because unless we make some big breakthroughs eventually we will need to go back to our coal reserves... but I don't seeing this saving the coal industry as it exists now.
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Coal - One of the Cleanest Energy Sources in the World!
- 20/02/2013 09:41:02 PM
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I wonder if it could work on other fuels?
- 20/02/2013 10:18:08 PM
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Uh, not quite...
- 21/02/2013 02:45:03 AM
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But the CO2 levels in our atmosphere are 20% higher than 50 years ago
- 21/02/2013 08:49:29 AM
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There's a certain irony to being criticized on this one from that sector
- 21/02/2013 05:37:37 PM
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It seems pretty dubious. It still produces CO2.
- 21/02/2013 10:02:55 AM
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The technology is still a big improvement over current methods.
- 21/02/2013 05:01:31 PM
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Oh, I agree. My point is just that sequestration will remain an issue. *NM*
- 22/02/2013 12:39:25 AM
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Well dense CO2 is easier to get rid of
- 21/02/2013 06:08:33 PM
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Pretty sure putting it in the dirt would increase atmospheric levels, though. EDIT: Never mind.
- 22/02/2013 12:40:38 AM
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Probably too little, too late.
- 21/02/2013 04:09:45 PM
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