Comments on: It’s time the Government saw the writing on the wall for coal https://coalaction.org.nz/uncategorized/its-time-the-government-saw-the-writing-on-the-wall-for-coal Keep the Coal in the Hole! Thu, 13 Aug 2015 07:27:07 +0000 hourly 1 By: Strypey https://coalaction.org.nz/uncategorized/its-time-the-government-saw-the-writing-on-the-wall-for-coal#comment-131 Thu, 13 Aug 2015 07:27:07 +0000 https://coalactionnetworkaotearoa.wordpress.com/?p=18474#comment-131 Bernie, you are bringing an engineering approach to an ethical problem. When slavery was abolished, there would have been plenty of people like you wringing their hands in dismay about how the cotton was to be picked and so on. The bottom line is that burning coal to fulfill the needs you mention is irresponsible, not only because of the obvious pollution, carbon emissions, worker deaths in mines etc, but because coal is finite, and continuing to depend on it just shifts the burden of transitioning to other energy sources to future generations. We can, and must, replace coal with renewable resources, NOW.

]]> By: cindybax https://coalaction.org.nz/uncategorized/its-time-the-government-saw-the-writing-on-the-wall-for-coal#comment-130 Thu, 13 Aug 2015 04:41:17 +0000 https://coalactionnetworkaotearoa.wordpress.com/?p=18474#comment-130 oh, we’re watching, for sure 😉

]]> By: Bernie Napp https://coalaction.org.nz/uncategorized/its-time-the-government-saw-the-writing-on-the-wall-for-coal#comment-129 Thu, 13 Aug 2015 03:52:49 +0000 https://coalactionnetworkaotearoa.wordpress.com/?p=18474#comment-129 In reply to cindybax.

Good points. It’s a pity that wood waste is still close to three times the price of coal per unit of heat output, however, advances are being made in availability and reliability of supply, handling and storage. Options are also being explored in burning both coal and biomass to reduce emissions while managing costs. This is certainly a space to watch.

]]> By: cindybax https://coalaction.org.nz/uncategorized/its-time-the-government-saw-the-writing-on-the-wall-for-coal#comment-128 Thu, 13 Aug 2015 03:47:51 +0000 https://coalactionnetworkaotearoa.wordpress.com/?p=18474#comment-128 Well Bernie, perhaps they can use wood waste and not poison the air – the idea of using coal to heat a hospital is a contradiction in terms, given how many pollutants they emit, how much asthma they cause. Feel very sorry for people in Invercargill breathing that filthy air.

]]> By: Bernie Napp https://coalaction.org.nz/uncategorized/its-time-the-government-saw-the-writing-on-the-wall-for-coal#comment-127 Thu, 13 Aug 2015 03:35:16 +0000 https://coalactionnetworkaotearoa.wordpress.com/?p=18474#comment-127 Hello Cindy. What do you think heats the Universities of Canterbury and Otago? What keeps the Cadbury factory going in Dunedin? What heats South Island hothouses, hospitals, schools? To mention just a few things. I look forward to reading your press release when the Solid Energy assets are sold. Kind regards, Bernie

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