I'd have to look that up.

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I'd have to look that up.

podrock — 11/11/2023 1:28:41 AM (archived)

When I've time. From my research years ago, there are lots of small, unregulated mining operations that went to burning. It is surprisingly easy to set a coal seam on fire. Just a pile of sulfur rich coal, when wet, will self-ignite.

And there is no putting them out. There are coal mine fires just a few miles away. Burning since the 1890's.

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Will human civilization survive the coming apocalypse? - RL - 10/29/2023 3:51:39 AM
- All theser schemes for eliminating CO2 through technology are bogus. - ER - 11/9/2023 2:58:32 AM
  - It's just not going to happen. - podrock - 11/10/2023 2:59:04 AM
  - I think you're missing the point - BuckGalaxy - 11/9/2023 3:39:14 AM
    - No, Rob. YOU are missing the point. - ER - 11/9/2023 2:35:17 PM
      - Were you using my name as an insult ;) n/t - RobVG - 11/10/2023 5:49:53 PM
        
        Sorry about that. - ER - 11/11/2023 12:17:12 AM
        
        For the record - BuckGalaxy - 11/11/2023 12:59:16 AM
        
        I would have taken that as a compliment. - ER - 11/11/2023 4:19:29 AM
        
        And I took it as a compliment you referred to me as Rob - BuckGalaxy - 11/12/2023 7:06:47 PM
        
        Thanks Buck - RobVG - 11/12/2023 8:45:36 PM
      - You're jumping to conclusions - BuckGalaxy - 11/9/2023 7:07:33 PM
        
        There you go again. - ER - 11/9/2023 7:37:48 PM
        
        Necessity is the mother of invention - BuckGalaxy - 11/9/2023 9:30:57 PM
        
        CO2 is tough. - ER - 11/9/2023 10:18:53 PM
        
        Carbon taxes - BuckGalaxy - 11/9/2023 8:40:06 PM
        
        The problem is... - RL - 11/9/2023 8:45:42 PM
        
        You know, - podrock - 11/10/2023 3:03:36 AM
        
        a hell of a lot - BuckGalaxy - 11/10/2023 5:56:00 PM
        
        I'd have to look that up. - podrock - 11/11/2023 1:28:41 AM
        
        I doubt it is a drop in the bucket compared to what we intentionally burn... - RL - 11/12/2023 8:17:13 PM
        
        Did you mean you "doubt it is more than a drop in the bucket..."? - BuckGalaxy - 11/12/2023 10:42:04 PM
        
        Global cooperation - BuckGalaxy - 11/9/2023 8:50:32 PM
        
        Agreed, but clean energy is not enough... - RL - 11/9/2023 8:55:27 PM
        
        I fully agree - BuckGalaxy - 11/9/2023 9:02:06 PM
        
        It's the scale - podrock - 11/10/2023 3:07:31 AM
- Producing graphene from carbon dioxide - BuckGalaxy - 11/8/2023 7:18:22 PM
- Water-conducting membrane allows carbon dioxide to transform into fuel more efficiently - BuckGalaxy - 11/8/2023 7:14:47 PM
- Cascades with carbon dioxide: Making substances out of CO2 - BuckGalaxy - 11/8/2023 7:11:25 PM
- Using liquid metals to turn CO2 back into coal - BuckGalaxy - 11/8/2023 7:07:13 PM
  - All these are nice in the lab - RL - 11/11/2023 10:07:21 PM
- We've discussed this before - BuckGalaxy - 11/4/2023 7:13:17 PM
  - Maybe LK-99. n/t - RobVG - 11/4/2023 8:47:42 PM
    - That article was retracted by Nature... - RL - 11/7/2023 5:41:19 PM
      - I briefly saw that. - RobVG - 11/9/2023 9:19:56 PM
        
        Nope.. there were real issues with the original claim - RL - 11/11/2023 7:10:39 PM
    - Or ultra short laser pulses - BuckGalaxy - 11/5/2023 1:04:29 AM
      - I also have looked at the idea of spinning gold from straw... - RL - 11/9/2023 8:53:48 PM
- That's the way I see it too. n/t - ER - 10/29/2023 4:00:41 PM
  - Was kinda hoping someone would point out why I am being too pessimistic... - RL - 10/29/2023 11:24:04 PM
    - It all depends on the severity of the collapse. - ER - 10/30/2023 12:28:18 AM

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