By: John Mannion

John Mannion — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 04:51:42 +0000

In hindsight I suppose ‘we’ should have left everything in the ground. Re solar power, like wind, it is not suitable for a base load source of electricity unless it is generated as direct current and stored in battery banks and then inverted to alternating current. UCG seems to be relatively clean source of ‘mining coal’. Perhaps we should have retained our Dunlite ‘freelites’!
Searching for and exploiting petroleum, water, uranium, coal, iron ore, copper, gold, phosphate, silver, lead and zinc etc., etc. could all be perceieved as being devastating to the environment, but don’t forget that human beings are the most devastating thing to happen to the environment.

By: Morris Gibb

Morris Gibb — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 10:29:49 +0000

Stinking coal should be left in the ground including UCG. It is all devistating to the countyand the enviromentand not even economical. what the hell is wrong with solar.
But Rann is not noted for doing anythig sensible.

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