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According to the AP, NY Times and a boat load of other AP carriers, the country boasting the loudest about how much of their energy needs are fulfilled by renewable sources, coal may be about to win out over one of the oldest forests still standing in Germany:
BERLIN (AP) — A court in western Germany says an ancient forest near the Belgian border can be chopped down to make way for a coal strip mine.
Cologne's administrative court ruled Friday against a legal complaint brought by the environmental group BUND that wanted to halt the clearance of much of the Hambach forest.
Hambach forest has become a focus of environmental protests against the expansion of a vast mine that supplies much of the coal used in nearby power plants.
The coal, a light brown variety called lignite, is considered one of the most polluting forms of fossil fuel.
Meanwhile their reactors are being systematically shut down and dismantled. But dirty coal use shows almost no decline.
(Score: 4, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 26 2017, @02:17AM (3 children)
Dear Mr. van Winkle,
Welcome to the 21st Century.
In the current timeframe, we have rechargeable batteries.
There was concern about what to do with partially-depleted batteries from electric vehicles.
That's a solved problem: Use them as stationary storage.
Pumping water uphill when excess solar/wind is available has been known technology for decades.
Solar thermal (salt) storage is also a working technology.
Do open your eyes and look around.
Feel free to ask questions.
(We still speak a form of English and can probably understand the word you use.)
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RADIATION IS BAD.
Radiation in terrestrial power generation is unnecessary.
Nukes are also the most expensive way to do things that aren't being shot into deep space.
-- OriginalOwner_ [soylentnews.org]
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 26 2017, @03:35AM (2 children)
You play the condescending cocksucker well. Oh, wait, it's not just an act?
(Score: 0, Flamebait) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 26 2017, @05:04AM (1 child)
I'd engage in a battle of wits with you, but it wouldn't be fair of me to engage with someone who shows up half-armed.
-- OriginalOwner_ [soylentnews.org]
(Score: -1, Redundant) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 26 2017, @08:19AM
What a clever remark! Pity you didn't think of it.
That chestnut has been variously attributed to Oscar Wilde, Mark Twain, and Winston Churchill. But not you.
http://wordwizard.com/phpbb3/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=1506 [wordwizard.com]
Is Ownership the upper limit of your Originality?