Posted by Eeyore on April 22, 2009, 12:32 pm
Mauried wrote:
> >
> >> Whatever you think about our new president, you have to admit he's got
> >> people thinking "green". As most who subscribe to this group knows,
> >> depending less on fossil fuels is vital to our national security as
> >> well as our environment.
> >
> >Foreign oil yes. Fossil fuel no. North America has huge reserves of coal.
> >Using it is vital to our national security.
> >
> Not only North America.
> The entire world has huge reserves of coal.
> Tying to stop people using it is utter madness.
Margaret Thatcher managed to stop the UK using indigenous coal quite effectively
!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UK_miners '_strike_(1984-1985)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UK_Coal
" Coal extraction has been reduced over the past decade from 37.1 million tonnes
in 1995 to around 1.5 million tonnes in 2007.[3]
UK Coal's production provides approximately 7% of the United Kingdom's
electricity.[3]"
Graham
Posted by Eeyore on April 22, 2009, 5:11 pm
"What A. Fool" wrote:
> All chimneys are supposed to be at least 3 feet higher than
> the highest part of the roof. In calm conditions, just one
> fireplace or stove burning wood can stink up the whole town.
Not if it's burning properly.
Graham
Posted by EskWIRED on April 23, 2009, 7:04 am
> "What A. Fool" wrote:
> > All chimneys are supposed to be at least 3 feet higher than
> > the highest part of the roof. In calm conditions, just one
> > fireplace or stove burning wood can stink up the whole town.
> Not if it's burning properly.
IMO, burning hardwood smells wonderful. Especially hickory.
--
The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so
certain of themselves, but wiser people so full of doubts.
-- Bertrand Russell
Posted by Eeyore on April 23, 2009, 7:51 am
EskWIRED@spamblock.panix.com wrote:
> > "What A. Fool" wrote:
> > > All chimneys are supposed to be at least 3 feet higher than
> > > the highest part of the roof. In calm conditions, just one
> > > fireplace or stove burning wood can stink up the whole town.
> > Not if it's burning properly.
> IMO, burning hardwood smells wonderful. Especially hickory.
The danger with all wood is burning it before it has dried properly. A good wood
fire can smell wonderful.
Graham
Posted by Eeyore on April 22, 2009, 10:20 pm
Mike wrote:
> >What A. Fool wrote:
> >
> >> The danger at present is higher prices for natural gas and
> >> electric, when prices go up, people buy wood stoves, and the air
> >> becomes horribly polluted because the stove pipes are not as
> >> high as a chimney needs to be to burn wood.
> >
> >*Some* buy solar heating panels. :)
> >
> >(Just thought I'd mention that)
> But you have to build them before someone burns down all the forests
> :)
Ever heard you can grow new forests ? Nature's amazing like that.
Graham
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> >> Whatever you think about our new president, you have to admit he's got
> >> people thinking "green". As most who subscribe to this group knows,
> >> depending less on fossil fuels is vital to our national security as
> >> well as our environment.
> >
> >Foreign oil yes. Fossil fuel no. North America has huge reserves of coal.
> >Using it is vital to our national security.
> >
> Not only North America.
> The entire world has huge reserves of coal.
> Tying to stop people using it is utter madness.