Our Energy Crisis

Okay so while I was participating in an online debate, a user posted this, it is about the crisis that we face, as our oil depletes.

'There is plenty of oil left and in the UK we have 300+ years left of coal supply, we only use a portion of the oil we find before resealing it because at the present time we do not have the gadgets needed to extract it at a economically profitable price.

We still have many regions to explore; the ocean floor, remote spots and the poles so don't go worrying yourself over something that is a very long time away. The only reason I agree with swapping from oil/gas for is due to energy security - and the answer is in nuclear power which sadly was delayed for many decades thanks to the Green lobby stalling our development in a sector what we could have become a world-leader in.

It is now very likely that we are going to face power-cuts within the next few years due to our energy grid not being able to cope - a return to the wonderful 70s'.

Now, being Will Litchfield I pretty much disagree with everything this user stands for, he supports UKIP and seems to be in a fair bit of denial. This was my response:

'I have seriously never heard such a load of rubbish strung together in once post. We can't viably keep using coal. It's just not in the interests of the planet. We need to change the way we produce energy, wind, solar, hydro electric. And while I hate nuclear power with a passion, it's unsafe (we were almost blown to pieces down here in East Anglia in 2006 when some pipe got blocked up and it was only just noticed in time at Sizewell B) I agree that for a while, we won't be able to power our country without it, but we'll probably get blown up by terrorists in the mean time, and if not us, the USA.

Yeah, we go exploring for oil all over the place and three things might happen;

Piranha 3D

Cloverfield

28 Days Later

So let's just cut the crap, coal is a DEAD energy source. The Coalition abomination are trying to build a load of new (FILTHY FILTHY) coal power stations, god help us if they get it done.

Oil needs to go, it needs to go, ASAP. And Nuclear power is unsafe, but necessary.'

So, that's my opinion on the energy crisis of the world. Of course, the horror movie references were just a joke (perhaps).