AGAIN in your paper we who use wood fires were criticised for the damage and harm we do to the atmosphere.
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No matter what type of heating you use you cause some type of problem to someone or thing. Wood is a replaceable item, coal is not replaceable.
Electricity generated in enough capacity needs coal, when mined it needs machinery which causes pollution, moving it to the generating plant needs more pollution, burning it makes pollution, all causing gases that damage the atmosphere.
To create wind farms we can lose hectares of food-producing land, with the construction of roads requiring energy and pollution.
We do not have replaceable energy systems capable of generating enough power to cover usage 24 hours a day.
To replace coal and gas will require huge amounts of energy to manufacture wind turbines, solar panels and batteries.
To create wind farms we can lose hectares of food-producing land, with the construction of roads requiring energy and pollution.
Solar farms: again, we lose food producing land, hundreds of hectares of glass reflecting heat back into the atmosphere. Research been carried out as to what effect that has on global warming.
Also you have water run-off from the panels requiring drainage. Do you seal under the panels or just leave bare earth?
Can you imagine heating a house in Orange in winter with solar panels? Yes, wood has to be carted and creates fumes, but in comparison wood comes out in front.
Charles Everett
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