Great news.
"Scientists have discovered vast deposits of coal lying under the North Sea, which could provide enough energy to power Britain for centuries.
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Dermot Roddy, formerly professor of energy at Newcastle University, said: 'This is thousands of times greater than all the oil and gas we have taken out so far, which totals around six billion tonnes.
'If we could extract just a few per cent of that coal it would be enough to power the UK for decades or centuries.
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2593032/Coal-fuel-UK-centuries-Vast-deposits-totalling-23trillion-tonnes-North-Sea.html
They have been trying to tell us for years that we are "running out of resources". Were they lying?
Will the green scare tactics be ramped up to fever pitch to try and stop us progressing and accessing coal?
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Coal under North Sea could fuel UK for centuries
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claig · 31/03/2014 09:18
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