Carbon capture and storage (CCS), an answer?

So, the UK is running out of oil AND gas. It has seen decline in its production since 1999. A country that hugely benefited from this (but I must add did nothing like Norway to save its heritage for its future generations – at least something for the Scots whose seas were being dug up) in the way of coming out of its post-war depression and poverty is now facing choices about its energy future.

To make it a little more fun climate change has to be a focus when considering this topic, so here comes an idea to kill several trees with an axe! Capture your CO2 and store it in empty gas and oil holes. Wait, no, nobody said, let's reduce or totally stop our CO2 production, no indeed that's the right impression, the suggestion is to sweep the dust under the carpet. Maybe the carpet will never move – or it will be somebody else's problem, and one earns merit and money for having cleaned it all up...

I will agree that yes, if there is a power station running on coal still today (many are still being built), then its pollution should be cleaned up. However, in no way is CCS an answer to stopping climate change's catastrophic effects. It goes back to the potato pan, putting an oven hood to take the chips fumes away does not yield more potatoes.

An article in The Economist (Filling all back up again) on 8th March 2008 points out that the UK government could support this initiative better as a way of reducing climate change. The article points out that other countries such as Germany have already won the race to develop renewable energy technologies ahead of Britain. The author argues CCS could be worth green energy handouts.

I do wish to point out that while CCS could be part of a temporary solution (not an infallible one) to climate change, it is NOT a green energy source. Its fallibilities may yet come to surface. Who know how porous the rocks around the old gas fields are? Is there any guarantee that the CO2 will not simply find its way into the sea water? Or will the author then propose fizzy water production in the British north sea. Perrier is far more expensive than oil after all.

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An idiot in France has killed a number of "his enemies", which include children as revenge for children in another part of the world that he probably knows NOTHING about. It is an absolute disgrace and VERY VERY sad.

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BUT, we know what will happen now. Marie Le Pen has started it already.

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Where do I start, no continue? Okay, in stream of consciousness.

The Arabic spring

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Neo-Nazi terror in Germany

This so-called cell of three.

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It put fear in the hearts of millions, cost millions of lives and unbelievable amounts of money of course.

I remember so much fear during the 8 years. It seemed never ending and was the worst thing that can happen to one. Although I saw direct effects far more rarely than those in the south and west, it did and would not stop. It went on and on. For no reason whatsoever.

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Another - new-ish -ism

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An able poet from Syria

If you come to my home, bring me a pencil, a black pencil;

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Give me an eraser for erasing the lips, I don't want anyone to blacken me due to their redness.

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