Groups
protest fracking, wind turbines and nuclear power, all of which are
environmentally destructive. The argument against those who protest, is that we
need power. We must have power.
Just
protesting is not enough, where will our power come from if we do not frack,
have wind turbines or nuclear?
Protest
groups need to suggest acceptable alternatives. Here is one:- Solar power and
hydrogen. Web search this:- "Instead of Natural Gas Fracking, We Should
Use Solar Power"
"..Anything
that uses natural gas as an energy source can use hydrogen. The current natural
gas infrastructure will accept hydrogen without alteration. Hydrogen, with
70% of the energy release as compared to natural gas, is less dangerous to
store and transport. It also disperses more rapidly into the ambient air than
natural gas which makes a leak far less dangerous.
However,
there are drawbacks to hydrogen. It’s a renewable resource, so
there is no impetus to charge more over time. In fact, the impetus is to
increase the supply to the point that there is a glut, since the only
production cost is the initial investment and production never needs to end. In
addition, a huge installation is not needed to efficiently produce hydrogen.
The same energy is used per cubic yard whether you produce a cubic yard per
day or 100 cubic yards per hour. There is no economy of scale that applies,
which means anyone can become a hydrogen producer. Further, it’s not limited to
major corporations. In fact, there are plans available on the internet to build
effective hydrogen generators for under $20.00.
Fracking
is a dangerous activity which helps only oil industry executives. It isn’t necessary, it isn’t
economically or environmentally-sound, we don’t need it now, we won’t need it
in the future, and there is no point in using it ever. The same money can be
used to create a hydrogen-based energy economy that is renewable, ongoing,
and scalable. It would be inexpensive and easy to alter our current
infrastructure to accommodate. Is there really a reason not to make this
move?"
HYDROGEN
COMES FROM WATER, AND CAN BE EASILY EXTRACTED FROM WATER USING SOLAR
POWER. BRITAIN IS FULL OF WATER AND SURROUNDED BY IT, AND GUESS WHAT? THE
ONLY SIDE EFFECT FROM THIS PROCESS IS MORE CLEAN WATER!
Here is
information about the REALITY of fracking, in the 2nd hour of this edition of
the UK Column Live.
For
Christ's sake watch it and THINK!