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The environmental impact is one thing, but I would argue consuming coal unnecessarily is immoral because coal is not easily replaceable. If you cut down a bunch
by francisofascii 8y ago
The environmental impact is one thing, but I would argue consuming coal unnecessarily is immoral because coal is not easily replaceable. If you cut down a bunch of trees, at least you can replace them in few decades. How long does it take coal to form? Thousands? Millions of years? My point is, one you burn coal, you can't get is back.
- 24gttghh 8y agoCoal can apparently form after "only" many thousands of years, but most of today's mined coal seems to come from the Carboniferous (290-360 Million years ago) and the Cretaceous period (69-144 Million years ago).[0] [0]https://energyeducation.ca/encyclopedia/Coal_formation https://energyeducation.ca/encyclopedia/Coal_formation