Climate Change (oh no not again)

JHC

JHC

Chief assistant to the assistant chief
teddy said:
There are approximately 620 coal fired power stations in China. Approximately 2,300 world wide. Meanwhile we in Britain are closing our last three.


teddy
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At least we still have 2 or 3 or is it 1 or 2 ??:confused:
 
teddy

teddy

Duckmeister
Britain is thinking about nuclear power stations, but only thinking. If they are built it will be by a French `firm not British. Work is on hold while a price per unit is agreed. Any bets on whether the rate will be higher than it is in France?

teddy
 
JHC

JHC

Chief assistant to the assistant chief
I thought the Brits had enough of that nonsense (nuclear) teddy, it's too expensive and dangerous.
 
teddy

teddy

Duckmeister
What is the answer Colin? More wind turbines? Gas is too expensive and mainly imported. Fracking would provide the answer but may not be allowed in case we hurt any shellfish. And anyone who burns coal will be shot, even though we still have plenty to mine.

Solar power may help but is still expensive here (average domestic installation costs approximately £10,000)


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JHC

JHC

Chief assistant to the assistant chief
teddy said:
What is the answer Colin? More wind turbines? Gas is too expensive and mainly imported. Fracking would provide the answer but may not be allowed in case we hurt any shellfish. And anyone who burns coal will be shot, even though we still have plenty to mine.

Solar power may help but is still expensive here (average domestic installation costs approximately £10,000)


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Teddy re Nuclear power. I don’t think there is a definitive answer to that but I am 100% sure that nuclear power as it exists to day is not the answer. It is expensive to build and run but the biggest cost is when a plant requires de commissioning as the all do eventually it used to be at 30 years they say this has increased considerably to day however you always have to decommission plus you have the problem of storage of the spent fuel what a legacy. Private enterprise has to be kept out of it they are profit driven and too many short cuts and dollar savings are made, it has to be state run and run beyond any petty politicking.

An alternative ? we just have to use every other means available to us in the meantime : wind, solar, hydro, wave tech even oil and coal and we have to use it more efficiently and stop this market driven roller coaster which promotes run away consumerism, who needs 3 Tvs 3 or 4 cars per family 2 deep freezes and 2 refrigerators ??? I must admit I am as guilty as the next but it has to be brought back to sensibility.
I am sure that one day science will provide us with a better form of energy it can not be left to the politicians and big business.
Here endeth the 1[SUP]st[/SUP] lesson.
 
teddy

teddy

Duckmeister
If they would let us use coal we would not need nuclear but as it is, and especially with these stupid, expensive windmills which don't work when the weather is cold, it really is the only option for us. Power, water and sewage disposal should be run by the people for the people. Things started to fail in England when the old Electricity Generating Boarg was closed. We are now at the mercy of foreign countries/investors who do not give a toss about the man in the street.

teddy
 
JHC

JHC

Chief assistant to the assistant chief
teddy said:
Things started to fail in England when the old Electricity Generating Boarg was closed. We are now at the mercy of foreign countries/investors who do not give a toss about the man in the street.

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A familiar story I think it is world wide
 
JHC

JHC

Chief assistant to the assistant chief
As comrade CD said "SOS aka Same Old S**t"
I will book mark that it could come in very useful.
 
EddieRUKiddingVare

EddieRUKiddingVare

New member
Maybe because we are downunder! and think things are seen differently here (upside down lol)

So either our scientist have bad use of english (that's the first point) or our weather here has improved!! for the better "changed for good".




If not and they are trying to say our weather can not be reversed back to pre climate change status- then why get worried!




"Australian climate has shifted for good: scientists



Top climate scientists have endorsed a report that says the climate in Australia has already shifted. The peer reviewed assessment notes that in some cases the weather has "changed for good". The report is also warning that emergency services will need to rethink their strategies to cope with more intense and severe weather events."
 
teddy

teddy

Duckmeister
Its Official

We have just had the coldest Spring since 1962 and the second coldest since 1910 which was when records started. I am trading the car in for a sledge and Huskies

teddy
 
teddy

teddy

Duckmeister
I live in a village close to Margate which enjoys one of the highest rates of sunshine in the UK. Even so I do not see as much sun as I would like. I hope to spend more time in the South of France/North of Spain once I retire

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