Owdlad Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 Today the last remaining Uk deep coal mine closes for good.. not because it's uneconomical to mine far from it the pit has millions of tonnes in reserves. The reason the pit is closing is simply based on that the power station it feeds (some 7 miles away) is now allowed to import cheap coal from Columbia that employs working practices that was outlawed in this country and the civilised world some 100 years ago. Will we see a reduction in our energy prices?......NO. What action has our government taken?....NON! They have created the problem. This country was once self reliant on Coal, Gas and Oil the most basic requirement of a trading nation ect ect........ Not any more Before all the tree huggers jump to the defence. What about clean coal technology and carbon capture that has now been developed. We can't rely on solar or wind power. Gas/oil is running out. Oh I forgot about fracking.......Fracking is not allowed in France because of environmental concerns and yet our government is issuing fracking licences out like confeti to French companies and have just given them permission to frack under our national parks with possible dire irriversable damage to our underground environment Be very afraid.......Be very afraid as now our economy and our very basic rights have been compromised by some despot in another far off land or some player on the foregn stock exchange while our inept politicians stand idly by and do nothing. I fear the worst Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WolstonFlyer Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 I am very afraid - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owdlad Posted December 18, 2015 Author Share Posted December 18, 2015 Moderators, if this thread gets out of hand please close it as I do not subscribe to anything that is deemed offensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john stones 1 - Moderator Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 Yep last ones gone ..Kellingley..lasted longer than Maggie though John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J D 8 Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 People talk about SAVING the planet. It is not the planet that needs saving, Its the human race. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVC Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 Owdlad, these are the "benefits" of the modern, globalized world. We close factories in the first world because they are expensive compared to the low cost country. We are more expensive because thankfully we have achieved acceptable labour conditions accross the years, unlike these countries where there's no protection whatsoever to the employees' rights, in fact there are no such thing there.The paradox of all this story is that we are penalized just for being good guys, and at the same time and to "fill tje gap" left in UK, France orSpain,the people in those other countries are comdemned to slavery. Extremely sad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basa Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 Posted on the wrong site ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Marsh Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 One plus point: when coal runs out everywhere, we'll still have hundreds of years supply left and then can sell it at stupid prices and everyone would have to pay for it at that... UK might become a Saudi wealth nation in the future - total control of the world's coal reserves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken anderson. Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 short term gain...long term loss...... we had loads of mine's around ne...1... and yes they got closed for the same reasons..most of my family worked in various one's....time will tell. ken anderson...ne...1... mines dept. Edited By ken anderson. on 18/12/2015 17:04:45 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben goodfellow 1 Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 where i live, opencast mining used to be one of the biggest employers there were . crouch mining , uk coal and banks were all here . now theres hardly any sites , its quite sad . having worked for both crouch and uk coal i certainly miss it . there was even talk not to long ago of coal being taken from a deep mine just off our coast . perhaps in a few decades they will have to go for it ...or switch the lights off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Simmons Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 I helped design Drax power station, was to be first of a new generation of coal fired power stations & only one was built and later had to have scrubbers in the chimneys to reduce the carbon footprint. Sadly I think it's now gone as our coal is "too dirty". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Engine Doctor Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 No comparison then with modellers buying cheap imports from hobby king and the like effectively killing our own manufactures ! Virtually all trading is now down to cost and nothing to do with loyalty . From the barrow boy right up to big companies . I'm afraid we are all to blame and have been for a few decades now. From toys to cars , if we can save a few quid we go for the cheaper option and ignore our own produce . We are all to blame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mowerman Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 A sad day as Owdlad says but one positive thing we will now never see news reels of wives , girlfriends and mothers standing at British pit heads waiting for news following underground accidents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert feltham Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 I was under the impression this was a radio controlled model aircraft forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john stones 1 - Moderator Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 Posted by robert feltham on 18/12/2015 19:10:11: I was under the impression this was a radio controlled model aircraft forum. You never heard about flying pickets John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kc Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 We are sitting on 300 years supply of coal and yet will lose the workers with the know how and courage to extract it if there is no continuation of mining in UK. Madness. We are putting UK future at the whim of foreigners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatMc Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 Posted by kc on 18/12/2015 19:19:08: We are sitting on 300 years supply of coal and yet will lose the workers with the know how and courage to extract it if there is no continuation of mining in UK. Madness. We are putting UK future at the whim of foreigners. We can always get plenty of Polish miners to work the pits if the time ever comes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Fry Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 having seen one of them they are welcome. Edited By Donald Fry on 18/12/2015 19:31:25 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles' Elder Brother - Moderator Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 There have been two posts on this thread questioning this topic's relevance to model aircraft. Modelflying has always had a "Chit Chat" section of the forum which allows members to discuss general topics outside of the realm of RC modeling. Such threads as this are allowed, provided that they follow the usual rules of conduct we expect of all contributors. Nothing new there. BEB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Hopkin Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 Sadly the powers that be know the cost of everything but the value of nothing We have now lost the last pool of skilled miners that should be retained as a strategic industry Coal can be burnt when combined with carbon capture technologies and be eco friendly But now we have lost both the pits and the knowledge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trebor Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 We live in a pen / button pushing society now Everyone wants fat profits for doing the least amount of work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Former Member Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 [This posting has been removed] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Fry Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 Dave, you struggle to make it clean. I put on tin hat, but am forced to say, fracking is a cleaner polluter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Former Member Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 [This posting has been removed] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Former Member Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 [This posting has been removed] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.