New study recommends no more fossil fuel plants after 2017

[Tecumsehsbones]

As far as i know virtually all of the hydro electric potential in the country has already been tapped. That leaves carbon resources, which are in such abundance, and with modern technology so efficient and clean that they are by far the most environmentally responsible and cheapest resource available to us.

Ah, but you're wrong, my friend!

The vast wealth of hydro power available from mounting li'l teeny-tiny turbines on the cheeks of lefties, where they can generate electricity from the tears that roll down the lefties' cheeks as they contemplate the rape and abuse of Mother Gaea will power Canada for centuries!

 

[coldstream]

There haven't been any dire predictions to happen now.

It's always been from 2050-2100.

They (the AGW cult).. keep moving the horizon further out. None of their predictions up to this point have been realized. They scour the world for anecdotes.. which quickly disappear and are replaced with others when they prove cyclical climactic events.

It should be clear to all that this has nothing to do with science.. this is a philosophical and political agenda.. in support of specific economic interests.. and tied in with the Global Free Market paradigm that seeks to impoverish and enslave human populations by stemming economic development. It's really a nasty conspiracy.. that propels itself with fear and ignorance.

Ah, but you're wrong, my friend!

The vast wealth of hydro power available from mounting li'l teeny-tiny turbines on the cheeks of lefties, where they can generate electricity from the tears that roll down the lefties' cheeks as they contemplate the rape and abuse of Mother Gaea will power Canada for centuries!

well.. there are far too many whining environmental nut jobs in this country... but it'd be almost impossible to tap any energy from them.. their bulbs are far too dim.

 

[Jinentonix]

There haven't been any dire predictions to happen now.

It's always been from 2050-2100.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA Wow dude, talk about denial.



And if you're not going to build anymore fossil fuel plants, what do you plan on using to continuously back up intermittent solar and wind power? The two current options are hydroelectric, which isn't exactly environmentally friendly if you have to build new projects. Or nuclear, and if you go nuclear then there's not much point wasting money on mirrors and whirlygigs.


The other issue is loss of power through transmission. All sources of electricity lose some power during transmission. The farther the distance, the greater the loss. Wind and solar tend to lose substantially more during transmission, meaning they're really only good for local/regional use. Good being a relative term in this case.

 

[taxslave]

As far as i know virtually all of the hydro electric potential in the country has already been tapped. That leaves carbon resources, which are in such abundance, and with modern technology so efficient and clean that they are by far the most environmentally responsible and cheapest resource available to us.

There are still places that can be used for hydro but most of the major ones have been maximized or there is simply too much development in the area to make flooding feasible. There are experiments with tidal generators that are working on a small scale with potential for larger units but again there are problems with other marine activities. Over the years I have found that a high number of people opposed to coal or NG fired generators are simply shills for the nuclear industry.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA Wow dude, talk about denial.



And if you're not going to build anymore fossil fuel plants, what do you plan on using to continuously back up intermittent solar and wind power? The two current options are hydroelectric, which isn't exactly environmentally friendly if you have to build new projects. Or nuclear, and if you go nuclear then there's not much point wasting money on mirrors and whirlygigs.


The other issue is loss of power through transmission. All sources of electricity lose some power during transmission. The farther the distance, the greater the loss. Wind and solar tend to lose substantially more during transmission, meaning they're really only good for local/regional use. Good being a relative term in this case.

Hydro is environmentally friendly even for new projects. You not only get cheap power you also get new lake systems that add to biodiversity but also provide an economic benefit with their recreational potential.

 

[pgs]

As far as i know virtually all of the hydro electric potential in the country has already been tapped. That leaves carbon resources, which are in such abundance, and with modern technology so efficient and clean that they are by far the most environmentally responsible and cheapest resource available to us.

Never heard of site C or is B.C. no longer part of this country ?

 

[damngrumpy]

We need refineries and we need fuel for decades to come that is the simple truth