Comments on: Big Bad Coal Isn't Going Anywhere

By: eng1101

eng1101 — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 17:08:38 +0000

Coal is NOT great stuff. Coal is hazardous to our health. Coal is harmful to our environment. Coal is destroying our future.

The benefits of coal are greatly outweighed by the shortcomings and negative impacts of burning fossil fuels. Coal is dangerous to extract, and the drilling process causes irreparable damage to natural habitats and ecosystems. The burning of fossil fuels emits hazardous gases that affect not only humans, but every living organism on the planet. Transportation of coal is very inefficient, as is the conversion to energy. According to the Department of Energy, only about 1/3 of the fuel energy potential is produced when coal is burned for power. It is also not recyclable or renewable, and we are quickly approaching the end of the existing supply. If we do not begin implementing new energy sources now, what is going to happen to our society when we have exhausted every last coal reserve?

It is time that we, as the inhabitants of this Earth, take responsibility for the preservation of our environment. We are responsible for taking care of our planet today so our children, the future of society, will flourish tomorrow.

By: helena

helena — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 06:08:48 +0000

I love your infoe it's great

By: Uncle B

Uncle B — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 21:50:43 +0000

Coal is great stuff! We just don't know how to properly exploit it yet. Most coal uses involve huge losses in the resource flow model, usually heat up a chimney and chemicals lost to the wind. A bacteria is being modified as we speak, to eat coal slurry and produce fuel! With just a little more scientific and technological effort, the world will see a revolution in the extraction and conversion of coal to useful resource flows! China, having more high IQ geniuses in school currently than the U.S.A. ever had, due to their larger population pool, will bring forth a plethora of stunning discoveries and technological advances. The burning of coal is tops on their list, right after efficient nuclear fuels exploitation! America, step back from the plate, and take a well deserved rest and let the new super power in the world pick up where you left off! They have bought all your patents from the bush neocons and know how you do things, now give them a chance to find their own technologies!

By: U.S. Coal-to-Liquid Plant Nixed, While China Bankrolls New Coal | Alternative Energy News

Sat, 25 Oct 2008 02:49:51 +0000

[...] New Coal As we’ve been mapping the shuttering of coal-powered projects here in the U.S., China has been opening, on average, 1.5 GW of coal power plants a week. Yesterday, we noticed a link: An $800 million coal-to-liquids plant planned for West Virginia was [...]

By: U.S. Coal-to-Liquid Plant Nixed, While China Bankrolls New Coal

U.S. Coal-to-Liquid Plant Nixed, While China Bankrolls New Coal — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 01:05:35 +0000

[...] we’ve been mapping the shuttering of coal-powered projects here in the U.S., China has been opening, on average, 1.5 GW of coal power plants a week. Yesterday, we noticed a link: An $800 million coal-to-liquids plant planned for West Virginia was [...]

By: U.S. Coal-to-Liquid Plant Nixed, While China Bankrolls New Coal « Earth2Tech

Fri, 24 Oct 2008 15:18:19 +0000

[...] Big Green As we’ve been mapping the shuttering of coal-powered projects here in the U.S., China has been opening, on average, 1.5 GW of coal power plants a week. Yesterday, we noticed a link: An $800 million coal-to-liquids plant planned for West Virginia was [...]

By: Earth2Tech Maps: Coal Power Plant Deathwatch « Earth2Tech

Earth2Tech Maps: Coal Power Plant Deathwatch « Earth2Tech — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 18:00:12 +0000

[...] of coming carbon regulation. Additionally, the costs of constructing the plants is going up as India and China’s appetite for coal is sucking up the world’s engineering expertise and materials. India and China added 930 [...]