| Coal: Cheap, Abundant and Cheap |
| Written by Hank Green | ||
| Monday, 21 July 2008 | ||
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Worth a watch.
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(29)
Nice video
written by Monica , July 21, 2008
Passing this on to everyone I know.
lol at end
written by Reader , July 21, 2008
it is funny at the end it says cheap. abundant. cheap. but they say cheap. abundant. clean.
coal is anything but clean
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written by Clinch , July 21, 2008
With the lack of understanding of sarcasm that's so prevalent across america, this video could doom us all!
DOOOMED!! (and cheap) But they've got a point, wind turbines ARE cray looking.
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written by Bre , July 21, 2008
wow.... i don't think most people will realize it's a joke
"coal. it comes out of the ground or something" haha
right on
written by Laurel , July 21, 2008
ha. That's great. I hate coal commercials which propagate "clean coal".
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written by Robguy , July 21, 2008
I want some!
Joke?
written by The Food Monster , July 21, 2008
http://thefoodmonsterblog.blogspot.com
Joke? I don't think it was a joke, like the video said, it is cheap and lives in our mountains, and powers our homes and offices. We should start mining more.
Ripe...
written by Philip , July 21, 2008
for some Poe's Law. http://rationalwiki.com/wiki/Poe's_Law.
Ridiculous
written by Gustavion , July 21, 2008
Wow, this is pretty crazy!
I think it is important for individuals to take more responsibility of our earth. I found a neat website that stops postal junk mail helps the environment at the same time. Check it out: www.simplestop.net
Coal is sunshine in a rock
written by Emil , July 21, 2008
Ecoism is taking on religious undertones, and I find it disconcerting that people are making fun of coal. Coal is the work of God who put the material on the planet for his children to use. It was God who arranged for the sunshine to fall on his creation to make this wonder material. God will tell us when to use something else.
Anthracite based nano-powder makes an excellent automobile fuel which can compete with gasoline in terms of range and power. Why isn't there more knowledge of this? It is because governments of the world are actively suppressing anthracite nano-powder technology in order to prop up the petroleum industry.
Coal is sunshine in a rock
written by Lemming , July 22, 2008
Anthracite - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthracite
Quote:- "Anthracite.... literally "a type of coal
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written by Ken Roberts , July 22, 2008
I thought the video was too over the top. It's the kind of condescending crap that Americans hate from environmentalists.
I can't decide.....
written by Andrew Pritchard , July 22, 2008
... whether it's a hoax, a joke, or someone is actually being serious. It portrays Americans as ignorant, money grabbing, morons. I hope whoever did make it doesn't get sued by the Department of Energy.
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written by Laura , July 22, 2008
Yeah, it's a joke.
This is great
written by Chaz , July 22, 2008
too subtle
written by Tim , July 22, 2008
The sarcasm is just too subtle for most people to get...
Fantastic Technology
written by Kroeze , July 22, 2008
Actually the technology is amazing transferring coal into jet fuel and diesel.
The plant in Ohio is designed to produce fuel that costs just $60 to $70 a barrel with 46 percent fewer emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases than conventional diesel fuels. It does not appear to be a myth, but something we need to look further into.
We don't need more cowbell...
written by Running2Ks , July 22, 2008
We need more satire in the world. Of course, the people who need to "get it" won't, but the choir you preach to does. So, ahem, Amen to that! Great work
 --R2Ks http://nerdfighters.ning.com/profile/Running2KsandParrothead
Coal Prices
written by rc , July 22, 2008
Coal Prices
Country 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 United States 28.6 27.8 27.5 28.2 28.7 29.1 30.9 35.3 38.6 India 15.94 16.22 16.49 17.11 16.61 17.67 20.62 21.40 NA Germany 46.6 41.9 42.4 51.9 45.7 50.0 70.0 79.7 NA United Kingdom 50.0 47.0 44.4 46.5 44.5 45.9 59.7 65.6 NA So coal is cheap in the US. The National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) is building a zero-emissions coal-fueled power plant to be operational in 2012, so yes coal can be clean.
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written by rc , July 22, 2008
rc's info is out of date
written by wÒÓ† , July 22, 2008
The National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) is building a zero-emissions coal-fueled power plant to be operational in 2012, so yes coal can be clean.
Dude, the DOE scrapped FutureGen's "clean coal" plans were in January 2008. That project's going nowhere fast. Tell you what, you can have a "clean coal" plant when you relocate your home to a spot downhill from a slurry pond.
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written by RayOfHope , July 22, 2008
Cheap? - relatively so... IF you don't count the environmental costs of mining and burning it.
Abundant? - Yes if you don't mind destroying large areas of land with strip mining ans polluting the ground water. Clean? - NOT. Even if we develop a clean way to burn it, we're still faced with the unacceptable consequences of mining it.
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written by rc , July 22, 2008
Wat are the "unacceptable consequences of mining" exactly?
Coal is the work of gods
written by Labatt Fartoui , July 22, 2008
Oh the gods, creator of coal and lovers of women. We shall not use coal for fuel but wait until it all turns to diamond and we will be as rich as private equity bandits.
Strip Mining
written by RayOfHope , July 22, 2008
If you're unaware of what strip mining or mountain top removal does to the land, I suggest you google the term and look and learn. There are many eloquent descriptions and photos of what the practice does. I believe that you, like me, will find then unacceptable.
too subtle?
written by james , July 22, 2008
This video is not too subtle, is is too juvenile. It exemplifies the term Sophomoric.
You know, there's been too much of that on Ecogeek lately. Or am I only just noticing it? And why, why, why! can't your writers be bothered with editing?!? You make yourselves look ignorant, uneducated, and you discredit your articles. All this, despite bring valuable and interesting content (at least some of the time) to the web. I'm done ranting now...
Coal is just a hyrocarbon..
written by CB , July 23, 2008
Coal is just another hydrocarbon, you know one of the easiest ways to store chemical energy. When you need energy on demand you have to have it stored somewhere. The problem in the US is balance. We use more energy than we store, and this can't last forever. Once coal is priced as a scarce good a lot of coal power plants are going to go out of business.
The Gov't PAID for that?
written by Laedelas , July 23, 2008
This makes me hate paying taxes even more. Pardon me while I rant to myself.
Lol...
written by Johnny , August 04, 2008
Haha, I can't believe some people seriously wondered if this video was real or not.
It was pretty funny though. | ||
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