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Locutus_Picard t1_irnjpep wrote

Reply to comment by Thialase in New licensing round for oil and gas exploration in the North Sea "good for the environment” insists UK climate minister by WilliamMorris420

How about burning coal and wood to heat your house because the fossil fuels from Russia have skyrockets in price or are no longer available?

The US is sending record levels of wood fuel pellets to Europe now because morons thought Russian energy was safe, LMAO idiots, but well deserved. Now they have to heat their homes like in the 1800's.

What's your solution for the UK dear Redditor? Solar Panels in a cloudy country or wind farms? What do you do when the sun isn't shining or wind isn't blowing?

Fossil fuels can be managed cleanly and burned more efficiently than ever. Do you know where the electricity comes from to power those virtue signaling Teslas?

SMH

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Thialase t1_irnmark wrote

Stop talking as if I acted like I have an alternative plan up my ass.
My issue is the brain dead stupid excuse that drilling for oil and gas is actually "good for the environment**"**

Just fucking admit it's not.
I'd still be against it, but fuck me they'd at least be honest that it's fucking over the climate.

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Locutus_Picard t1_irortkj wrote

Nothing is good for the environment. What’s the alternative, solar panels assembled by slaves in China (which produces more greenhouse gasses than all other countries combined)?

Lithium battery storage with cobalt mined by African child slaves?

Wind farms made with petroleum products that fail after a few years?

Cutting down Forrest’s to make wood pellets to burn for heat?

Burning coal?

Pick your poison or turn off your ac / heat and walk everywhere if you want to virtue signal. You can’t escape it no matter how many cow farts you prevent.

Maybe if fusion becomes possible or everyone installs nuclear power plants we’ll be green, but that’s too logical.

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M-elephant t1_irozuo3 wrote

Geothermal

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Locutus_Picard t1_irp0cmg wrote

Smart but doesn’t work everywhere, and for everyone, more development needs to be made. But that’s a great answer and solution for many.

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cedrisaurus t1_irqq1zn wrote

You can literally apply that excuse to any kind of sustainable energy. It's just a weak strawman.

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CheshireCat86 t1_irqipes wrote

Has heatpump, no problem. The UK is an island, enough wind for basically ever. Solar pannel work pretty well, ask frigging Alaska. The uk's problem is old old old housing and renovation rules that makes it hard and thus expensive.

You folded tortellini.

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Locutus_Picard t1_irqlbv9 wrote

Has heat pump: big bills? Haven’t electricity prices skyrocketed in the UK? Where’s all the cheap electricity from wind and solar?

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LigmaBahlls t1_irqshmg wrote

You are cringe-shilling hard for fossil fuels, my guy. Strange hill to die on, but whatever.

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CheshireCat86 t1_irqsviv wrote

No big bills, we have floor heating at 30°C. And electricity has several sources, lots of nuclear still around. Electricity has gone up, but gas has... Heh... Exploded. People struggle, yes. But it's not the end of society aa we know it as you seem to imply.

How is you health and mental healthcare coming along, by the way?

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