This. If the green faction cared as much about "decarbonization" as they claim, and would take their own advice to "trust the science", they'd be all in on nuclear and hydroelectric energy, rather than yanking out all the coal, NG, and oil-based infrastructure the industrialized world was built on, and expecting wind farms (which cause, depending on whether they're off- or on-shore, massive harm to air or sea life) and solar farms (again, causing harm to our airborne friends) to power it exclusively.
But they don't. It's all about serving their Chynese and German masters.
This is what happens when the citizens get cold during the winter. They demand their politicians do something to fix the problem of being cold. But why did the company put windmills on top of a coal seam? Seems to me they could have moved the windmills a mile or two down the road so in the future if they needed the coal they'd still have the windmills. Sounds like something a government would do, but level headed entrepenuers wouldn't. Hopefully the worm will turn for the german citizens.
They are mining lignite, often called brown coal. It is a soft coal, really barely more than compacted peat, with very low potential energy that burns dirty. This is hilarious on so many levels.
I burn anthracite in my woodburners. You can buy it in pellet form usually called nut coal. It is the hardest coal with the highest carbon content. It burns clean. But it only comes from a small area in Pennsylvania and probably less than 1% of US production.
Bituminous and subbituminous are what are usually burned for producing electricity. They are far more commonly found and therefore cheaper.
Lignite is used for electricity production in the US but at a rate of under 10%.
I remember learning about these in maybe the third grade when learning about dinosaurs and the carboniferous era. I also am familiar because lignite can be found in concrete mixes (I am a concrete contractor) and through my use of wood and coal heat in my house and pole barns.
I went to a Catholic school when that was still a meaningful distinction. When we moved from the city to a more rural setting I changed to public schools. This was in 1976 and I was in 6th grade. They were nearly 2 years behind what I had been doing. I had to go to the HS to take algebra in 7th grade. The kids in my school had no idea what that was. I had been doing story problems since the third grade.
It looks like the UK may be following Japan in moving to hydrogen vehicles rather than battery. They are constructing a new large hydrogen production facility with transport hub to outlets in Immingham [on the east coast of the UK]
True meaning of “circle back”.
HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY. My bird frens are rejoicing.
This. If the green faction cared as much about "decarbonization" as they claim, and would take their own advice to "trust the science", they'd be all in on nuclear and hydroelectric energy, rather than yanking out all the coal, NG, and oil-based infrastructure the industrialized world was built on, and expecting wind farms (which cause, depending on whether they're off- or on-shore, massive harm to air or sea life) and solar farms (again, causing harm to our airborne friends) to power it exclusively.
But they don't. It's all about serving their Chynese and German masters.
This is what happens when the citizens get cold during the winter. They demand their politicians do something to fix the problem of being cold. But why did the company put windmills on top of a coal seam? Seems to me they could have moved the windmills a mile or two down the road so in the future if they needed the coal they'd still have the windmills. Sounds like something a government would do, but level headed entrepenuers wouldn't. Hopefully the worm will turn for the german citizens.
They are mining lignite, often called brown coal. It is a soft coal, really barely more than compacted peat, with very low potential energy that burns dirty. This is hilarious on so many levels.
How many people would actually look that up?
I burn anthracite in my woodburners. You can buy it in pellet form usually called nut coal. It is the hardest coal with the highest carbon content. It burns clean. But it only comes from a small area in Pennsylvania and probably less than 1% of US production.
Bituminous and subbituminous are what are usually burned for producing electricity. They are far more commonly found and therefore cheaper.
Lignite is used for electricity production in the US but at a rate of under 10%.
I remember learning about these in maybe the third grade when learning about dinosaurs and the carboniferous era. I also am familiar because lignite can be found in concrete mixes (I am a concrete contractor) and through my use of wood and coal heat in my house and pole barns.
I never learned about that when I was a kid.
I went to a Catholic school when that was still a meaningful distinction. When we moved from the city to a more rural setting I changed to public schools. This was in 1976 and I was in 6th grade. They were nearly 2 years behind what I had been doing. I had to go to the HS to take algebra in 7th grade. The kids in my school had no idea what that was. I had been doing story problems since the third grade.
Lignite, should have gone for ligma.
How many degrees did the windmills do?
Lignite is the low end grade of coal but still far more lucrative than a wind farm to pursue.
This just shows a huge shift in this timeline.
Who decides what energy is “clean”? Haven’t we made huge progress on burning coal without creating smig?
They never made smig, friend 😁
:)
I wonder if anyone predicted this kind of thing happening in Germany, not too long ago?
Surely that person would be celebrated as a genius by all, if such a person existed.
Playtime is over
It looks like the UK may be following Japan in moving to hydrogen vehicles rather than battery. They are constructing a new large hydrogen production facility with transport hub to outlets in Immingham [on the east coast of the UK]
loooooooooooool
LINK: https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Germany-Is-Dismantling-A-Wind-Farm-To-Make-Way-For-A-Coal-Mine.html
OCT. 26th 2022.
That’s okay Fren, there’s still dismantling the eolians.
wie kannst du es wagen!
How dare you in German. 😉
u/#howdareyou