Comments on: Greens win vote against coal power

By: cynicalHighlander

cynicalHighlander — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:40:38 +0000

I don’t know about the latest research but the whole idea that CCS is feasable in the first place beggars belief.

Heating water to produce electricity is highly inneficient no matter the fuel used to then compound that by sequestration of some of that carbon produced, which in itself will produce more carbon as more energy will be needed to bury it. When will people stop and think before proposing such silly ideas.

By: Scottish Parliament Rejects Hunterston Plans « Green Electricity – Blog

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:44:23 +0000

[...] for a coal-fired power station at Hunterston in North Ayrshire. Labour and the Liberal Demorcrats backed a Green motion against the development which was announced on Monday. The developers of the plant have agrued that [...]

By: Christian A. Wittke

Christian A. Wittke — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:34:36 +0000

Patrick

Well done; not only is there no proof that it worked but if it did would it be sustainable?

There are better solutions coming up sadly enough developed by those (countries) that think ahead…

By: Keith Baker

Keith Baker — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:05:38 +0000

Heard about this last night and still can’t get over it – fantastic news!

A tribute to Patrick, Sarah and all those who have been campaigning against this development – particularly CONCH ( http://www.nonewcoal.org.uk/node/94 ) and other grassroots anti-coal groups.

But let us not forget that there were certain NGOs (FoES in particular) who ran a ‘no new coal without CCS campaign’ that made it very difficult for those of us fighting against ALL coal plants to get our voices heard. I just hope they learn from this.

Nevertheless, a stunning victory and a reminder of what we can achieve if we refuse to accept second-rate solutions to climate change.

By: Are we seeing the end of coal? | Bright Green

Are we seeing the end of coal? | Bright Green — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:23:40 +0000

[...] Hunterston coal power station – and from cross-party back-benchers for supporting him. Patrick writes about it himself, so I won’t repeat what he [...]

By: Caroline Scott

Caroline Scott — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:47:27 +0000

Excellent work! I’m staggered by the backwardness of the premise of this whole thing – bury it in a big hole in ground.
Here’s hoping that Scottish Ministers abide by the decision of Parliament.