hurleyjd
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Nuclear fusion is being studied now and someone somewhere will figure out how to harness it. http://www.newsweek.com/fusion-energy-i ... ete-735266
Caustic Burno":2cmdgha8 said:Hydro electric is still the cheapest and cleanest reliable electric generation.
Bestoutwest":2enohbtu said:Caustic Burno":2enohbtu said:Hydro electric is still the cheapest and cleanest reliable electric generation.
What do you think about tidal energy?
Logar":tjkm96qf said:Burning coal and utilizing the right kind of scrubbers in the stacks is essentially producing a clean energy - pictures of stacks emitting white smoke in environazis propaganda papers and magazines are usually those emitting steam on a cold day.
China, India and Pakistan are heavily polluted because of cheap coal and no scrubbers in the stacks.
All forms of coal are viable under the right conditions, however you can be certain that many will disagree. Some scrubbers can remove almost all carcinogenic emissions. In the end those who have the money make the rules.
Several thousand private jets showed up and Davos to decide how those who do not have the cash to get invited to the party will live.
They DO NOT worry about emissions or they would have walked to Davos.
Most third world countries do not have the development and infrastructure to find, produce, transport and then distribute natural gas. America is now one of, if not the largest producers of oil and natural gas - and about time - put the evil Saudis in their place.
While coal may be slowly phased out of American power production, it is being phased in in several countries around the world.
So, you might have a market to ship it to them............
Honestly I do not see coal disappearing in my life time.
Logar":w2lbfxua said:Burning coal and utilizing the right kind of scrubbers in the stacks is essentially producing a clean energy - pictures of stacks emitting white smoke in environazis propaganda papers and magazines are usually those emitting steam on a cold day.
China, India and Pakistan are heavily polluted because of cheap coal and no scrubbers in the stacks.
All forms of coal are viable under the right conditions, however you can be certain that many will disagree. Some scrubbers can remove almost all carcinogenic emissions. In the end those who have the money make the rules.
Several thousand private jets showed up and Davos to decide how those who do not have the cash to get invited to the party will live.
They DO NOT worry about emissions or they would have walked to Davos.
Most third world countries do not have the development and infrastructure to find, produce, transport and then distribute natural gas. America is now one of, if not the largest producers of oil and natural gas - and about time - put the evil Saudis in their place.
While coal may be slowly phased out of American power production, it is being phased in in several countries around the world.
So, you might have a market to ship it to them............
Honestly I do not see coal disappearing in my life time.
hurleyjd":1k16nbui said:Logar":1k16nbui said:Burning coal and utilizing the right kind of scrubbers in the stacks is essentially producing a clean energy - pictures of stacks emitting white smoke in environazis propaganda papers and magazines are usually those emitting steam on a cold day.
China, India and Pakistan are heavily polluted because of cheap coal and no scrubbers in the stacks.
All forms of coal are viable under the right conditions, however you can be certain that many will disagree. Some scrubbers can remove almost all carcinogenic emissions. In the end those who have the money make the rules.
Several thousand private jets showed up and Davos to decide how those who do not have the cash to get invited to the party will live.
They DO NOT worry about emissions or they would have walked to Davos.
Most third world countries do not have the development and infrastructure to find, produce, transport and then distribute natural gas. America is now one of, if not the largest producers of oil and natural gas - and about time - put the evil Saudis in their place.
While coal may be slowly phased out of American power production, it is being phased in in several countries around the world.
So, you might have a market to ship it to them............
Honestly I do not see coal disappearing in my life time.
Where does the 140 million tons of coal ash go each year. Should we load it in the empty coal cars going back to the origin of it and bury it in the open pits and cover it.
kenny thomas":7dh43fge said:At the power plant near here it goes up in the valley behind the plant where no one can see it. But in their defense you can never see or smell s speck of smoke. Just a very very little steam is all I notice. It also burns about 5% wood chips.
From what I can see there is much more environmental issues with mining and trucking of the coal than the burning.
hurleyjd":wlq5fvsn said:Logar":wlq5fvsn said:Burning coal and utilizing the right kind of scrubbers in the stacks is essentially producing a clean energy - pictures of stacks emitting white smoke in environazis propaganda papers and magazines are usually those emitting steam on a cold day.
China, India and Pakistan are heavily polluted because of cheap coal and no scrubbers in the stacks.
All forms of coal are viable under the right conditions, however you can be certain that many will disagree. Some scrubbers can remove almost all carcinogenic emissions. In the end those who have the money make the rules.
Several thousand private jets showed up and Davos to decide how those who do not have the cash to get invited to the party will live.
They DO NOT worry about emissions or they would have walked to Davos.
Most third world countries do not have the development and infrastructure to find, produce, transport and then distribute natural gas. America is now one of, if not the largest producers of oil and natural gas - and about time - put the evil Saudis in their place.
While coal may be slowly phased out of American power production, it is being phased in in several countries around the world.
So, you might have a market to ship it to them............
Honestly I do not see coal disappearing in my life time.
Where does the 140 million tons of coal ash go each year. Should we load it in the empty coal cars going back to the origin of it and bury it in the open pits and cover it.
True Grit Farms":3gqx8tkg said:Private property rights getting trampled through government bs at its finest.
Davemk":20v82ugs said:Quick story about those two power plants.
About 2004 or 2005, I was supposed to teach apprentice boilermakers, basic chemistry. One week before I started they had an accident and high pressure steam killed two people. Blew out all of the doors and windows in the building we were going to use for our class. I called them back and told them to find somebody else. Power plants are not for me.
There are places that currents are more consistent. The Gulf Stream from just south of Key West on up to offshore of Miami would be a prime place. 2 to 6 knt current always running northward is a mighty, unstoppable force. I've wondered why it hasn't been considered. Or maybe it has.Caustic Burno":znorumnr said:Bestoutwest":znorumnr said:Caustic Burno":znorumnr said:Hydro electric is still the cheapest and cleanest reliable electric generation.
What do you think about tidal energy?
Varies too much depending on moon phase.
zirlottkim":248bg144 said:There are places that currents are more consistent. The Gulf Stream from just south of Key West on up to offshore of Miami would be a prime place. 2 to 6 knt current always running northward is a mighty, unstoppable force. I've wondered why it hasn't been considered. Or maybe it has.Caustic Burno":248bg144 said:Bestoutwest":248bg144 said:What do you think about tidal energy?
Varies too much depending on moon phase.
hurleyjd":252c43c2 said:zirlottkim":252c43c2 said:There are places that currents are more consistent. The Gulf Stream from just south of Key West on up to offshore of Miami would be a prime place. 2 to 6 knt current always running northward is a mighty, unstoppable force. I've wondered why it hasn't been considered. Or maybe it has.Caustic Burno":252c43c2 said:Varies too much depending on moon phase.
Surely there is some way to put turbines in the Mississippi that would not interfere with barge traffic and produce electricity all the way from the great lakes to the gulf.