retep Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 In terms of pollution some studies estimate that fracking could be dirtier than coal. So coal could be cleaner. Then we should be digging coal, wonder why we are not, we're sat on loads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I1L2T3 Posted December 17, 2012 Author Share Posted December 17, 2012 Then we should be digging coal, wonder why we are not, we're sat on loads. No we shouldn't because coal is heavily polluting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxmaximus Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 Perhaps you can tell us what these cleaner and more sustainable energies are, then we can compare how the cheap fossil fuels have likely slowed our progress into their use, and how they compare in price. If you are unaware of them then you clearly have little interest in the subject, and whilst ever there is a readily available supply of cheap energy some short sighted people think there is very little point in spending money on alternatives. Fortunately many people now understand that these cheap dirty energy supplies will one day run out and are causing environmental problems that need solving, so clean reliable and sustainable alternatives are starting to be used but not with the same vigour that would be used if fossil fuels hadn’t been so readily available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retep Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 If you are unaware of them then you clearly have little interest in the subject, and whilst ever there is a readily available supply of cheap energy some short sighted people think there is very little point in spending money on alternatives. Fortunately many people now understand that these cheap dirty energy supplies will one day run out and are causing environmental problems that need solving, so clean reliable and sustainable alternatives are starting to be used but not with the same vigour that would be used if fossil fuels hadn’t been so readily available. So you can't name these alternatives, is there some reason for this, or you havn't a clue. ---------- Post added 17-12-2012 at 16:09 ---------- No we shouldn't because coal is heavily polluting. So no fracking and no coal, give us a clue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxmaximus Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 So you can't name these alternatives, is there some reason for this, or you havn't a clue. The reason I'm not naming them is your apparent lack of interest in the subject, if you are interested then you would now what they are. Here's a link for you to use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retep Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 The reason I'm not naming them is your apparent lack of interest in the subject, if you are interested then you would now what they are. Here's a link for you to use. As I suspected you're clueless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I1L2T3 Posted December 17, 2012 Author Share Posted December 17, 2012 So no fracking and no coal, give us a clue. It's not a simple binary choice. As I stated earlier we are reliant on fossil fuels and have no choice but to continue to use them. Coal will be part of that. Gas fracking could be too. At the same time we need to develop renewables over the next few decades. The renewables technology will improve and hopefully the general attitude to it will as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxmaximus Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 As I suspected you're clueless. I'm not the one asking questions, it’s you that’s asking questions about what alternatives there are to fossil fuels for producing power, that would imply you don't know what they are despite the fact the information is readily available for you to read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retep Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 I'm not the one asking questions, it’s you that’s asking questions about what alternatives there are to fossil fuels for producing power, that would imply you don't know what they are despite the fact the information is readily available for you to read. You are the one who mentioned these cleaner and more sustainable energies,give us an explanation of what they are, is it a man on a bike with big legs and a dynamo, if so he'll still be a cause of pollutants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxmaximus Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 You are the one who mentioned these cleaner and more sustainable energies,give us an explanation of what they are, is it a man on a bike with big legs and a dynamo, if so he'll still be a cause of pollutants. Yes and I even gave you a link to aid in your understanding of what clean sustainable energy is, I guess you couldn't be arsed to use it, but here it is again and this time I have done some of the work for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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