Revive? It would be great if its effects can be neutralized or at least mitigated but I'd rather have it replaced by far more renewable or efficient energy sources.
Coal is still a pretty horrible industry to have around, the amount of emissions is immense for the energy provided. Though we can't just write coal off though, as a large part of our nation (and the world) still relies on coal as their main fuel source.
There are some people that are obviously going to be angry about losing these jobs though, as this is their life.
There are much better fuel sources (emissions wise) such as natural gas, oil, and then nuclear, solar, hydropower, etc.
I agree. Many countries are still reliant on coal. The industrialization of China would have been impossible without using it.
I'm under the impression that second to it is nuclear, low emissions and I think a small amount goes a long way. Only drawback is the waste produced but if that can be dealt with, I think countries where it is safe to build these plants should and sell the electricity to other.
I guess when we finally have superconductors every country can just link up into one grid where each shares what they are best at producing.
The best option we have at the moment is without a doubt nuclear, people have to stop being so scared about it and stop worrying about some of the issues of the past --> People latch onto events that rarely happen (such as Chernobyl) and only happen due to horrid HORRID management.
In our current age, with the right regulations in place -- a good mixture of nuclear, solar, and wind is going to be able to change the world.
Though even with this mixture, I don't think it's fair to ban coal or oil or gas -- allow them to compete to bring the best product to the forefront.
