Comments on: Coalfinger http://filtnib.com/2008/11/08/coalfinger/ a brainstorm in a blog (arts, culture and current affairs) Sun, 08 Jan 2012 14:18:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Coal and the Coens « The Filtnib’s Progress http://filtnib.com/2008/11/08/coalfinger/#comment-278 Thu, 26 Feb 2009 22:25:08 +0000 http://filtnib.wordpress.com/?p=1276#comment-278 [...] 26, 2009 by estherbintliff Joel and Ethan Coen have made a fun little film about clean coal. Enjoyable. Watch it [...]

]]> By: DRB http://filtnib.com/2008/11/08/coalfinger/#comment-204 Mon, 10 Nov 2008 14:21:44 +0000 http://filtnib.wordpress.com/?p=1276#comment-204 There was an interesting article in the Sunday Telegraph Business section yesterday focusing on the plans of Britain’s biggest coal plant, Drax, to develop three biomass-fired generation plants which would make a “significant” contribution towards Britain meeting its renewable energy targets.

Although Drax currently remains central to the UK’s energy needs, the EU’s new requirements on carbon levels are likely, without a change in business strategy, to render the plant an anachronism. I’d be interested to hear your thoughts on nuclear power as an alternative.

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