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Post subject: Re: Fukushima Radiation poisoning North American shores
Posted: Wed January 01, 2014 12:07 am
Mind Your Tanners
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Whitey McTeeth wrote:
My favorite part is when they buy that space zoo.
i like the act where he forgets who he is and then works as a corrupt cop in boston, only to have sex with leonardo dicaprio and then steal his talented identity.
Post subject: Re: Fukushima Radiation poisoning North American shores
Posted: Wed January 01, 2014 12:09 pm
Future Drummer
Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 3:24 pm Posts: 2868 Location: Death Machine Inc's HQ
Green Habit wrote:
I'm real tempted to start a thread highlighting how the processes of coal power fucks up the environment.
Coal mining is the source of Thorium, and Thorium solves our problems for the next 200-300 or until graphene-based solar cells and batteries can be manufactured on an industrial scale.
Post subject: Re: Fukushima Radiation poisoning North American shores
Posted: Wed January 01, 2014 3:59 pm
Site Admin
Joined: Wed December 12, 2012 10:33 pm Posts: 6932
broken iris wrote:
Green Habit wrote:
I'm real tempted to start a thread highlighting how the processes of coal power fucks up the environment.
Coal mining is the source of Thorium, and Thorium solves our problems for the next 200-300 or until graphene-based solar cells and batteries can be manufactured on an industrial scale.
I only skimmed those articles, but how is the mining for hydrocarbons and thorium intertwined? Is it necessary for mining only for thorium to be as disruptive as typical coal mining is?
I do agree that we should be going full bore on making thorium more promising.
Post subject: Re: Fukushima Radiation poisoning North American shores
Posted: Wed January 01, 2014 8:05 pm
Future Drummer
Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 3:24 pm Posts: 2868 Location: Death Machine Inc's HQ
Green Habit wrote:
I only skimmed those articles, but how is the mining for hydrocarbons and thorium intertwined? Is it necessary for mining only for thorium to be as disruptive as typical coal mining is?
Thorium is one of the byproducts of coal mining (as well as mining rare earth metals). Federal regulations demand it be disposed of at great cost to miners and processors. Industry literally spends millions and millions each year throw away >90% of the energy gathered when producing each ton of coal we get from mines.
But natural gas power plants still use water, and in many cases, new natural gas wells could create a new demand for water in a local area where no previous demand for water existed.
For example, he said, a new natural gas-fired power plant could replace a coal plant in an area where water supplies are adequate. But the natural gas for the new plant could come from an oil and gas field far away in a dry area where no previous demand for water existed.
That could create drought vulnerability in a local area even though natural gas power may consume less water than coal statewide, he said.
“We’re still seeing water development for fracking,” Tidwell said. “It’s still a very local issue.”
Post subject: Re: Fukushima Radiation poisoning North American shores
Posted: Wed January 01, 2014 11:34 pm
NEVER STOP JAMMING!
Joined: Wed January 02, 2013 1:56 am Posts: 21745
The worst fallacy recorded history creates is that it's easy to predict history. I have a hard time pretending either way that I can understand complex processes based on news articles or that I can confidently measure judgment calls based on the summations of those with a stake in the game.
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