Old King Coal
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In light of the death of Tony Benn, it's probably worth revisiting one of his pet subjects; the Coal industry
AP reports 'coal mining and the burning of coal for electricity are some of the largest sources of water pollution'
Quote:One of the nation’s largest coal producers will pay a $27.5m fine and spend $200m to reduce illegal toxic discharges into hundreds of waterways across five Appalachian states, according to a proposed settlement Wednesday.In the Town where I live, there were 3 collieries. Vane Tempest, The Knack and Dawdon. A few years ago, there was a declaration that pumping of minewater would be discontinued, this I believe was overturned. If minewater was allowed to rise unchecked, then the heavy metals and toxins contained therein would eventually get into the water table and, because Dawdon was a coastal pit, into the sea itself. It is a legacy nonetheless, regardless of the pits being closed, that our children and grandchilren and generations after that, will be left to manage. Hopefully we will have a sane society, Socialism, that will make the managemant of environmental problems, based not on monetary considerations but on what is in the interests of mankind!
Fracking for North Sea coal (now called gasification. Remove the word – remove the problems!) How can they resist such potential profits? Sunday Times article but as it is behind a paywall, so via Media Lenshttp://members5.boardhost.com/medialens/msg/1396258593.html
The potential profits depends on the cost of extraction not exceeding the energy return, according to these two guys: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWfQuuXQN14
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