I wish we were beyond coal...
Coal is the least expensive energy source available.
If/when oil runs out, well be using coal.
Nuclear fission is being frowned upon, after Fukushima, so oil is being burnt more than ever and coal goes with it.
Even if nuclear wasn't being avoided, there isn't enough Uranium on the Earth's crust to last a long enough time...
Coal is indeed the worst environmental offender of the list of current energy sources, but, after a given level, economic pressures trump the environment and coal becomes the "best" option...
I surely hope the Nuclear Fusion group pulls through and delivers it as a viable option within the next 3 decades.
China is eager to implement this technology and they are the one country in the world with the most usage of coal... per capita.
[yeah, no citations, this is all from memory, so you google it]
Coal is the least expensive energy source available.
If/when oil runs out, well be using coal.
Nuclear fission is being frowned upon, after Fukushima, so oil is being burnt more than ever and coal goes with it.
Even if nuclear wasn't being avoided, there isn't enough Uranium on the Earth's crust to last a long enough time...
Coal is indeed the worst environmental offender of the list of current energy sources, but, after a given level, economic pressures trump the environment and coal becomes the "best" option...
I surely hope the Nuclear Fusion group pulls through and delivers it as a viable option within the next 3 decades.
China is eager to implement this technology and they are the one country in the world with the most usage of coal... per capita.
[yeah, no citations, this is all from memory, so you google it]
