I suppose that my home location makes me susceptible to a charge of nimbyism but I must admit to being none too keen on the proposal to pump oxygen into the coal strata under Loughor estuary to generate coal gas (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-23699166). Even with carbon scrubbing technologies (and I haven't seen these mentioned), the process (supposedly to be used to generate electricity) would certainly do nothing beneficial for global warming. It also seems appropriate to at least worry about potential subsidence or even the possibility that the currently stable river deposits that are heavily impregnated with metals from the industrial revolution phase of history could be accidentally liberated. It also seems a shame to even risk a biologically important estuary.
This blog may help people explore some of the 'hidden' issues involved in certain media treatments of environmental and scientific issues. Using personal digital images, it's also intended to emphasise seasonal (and other) changes in natural history of the Swansea (South Wales) area. The material should help participants in field-based modules and people generally interested in the natural world. The views are wholly those of the author.
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