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Originally Posted by ZNPaaneah
Yes, wood is dirtier. There is a very good reason why it is banned in many cities. However, if you are collecting firewood and burning it that is a "renewable resource" and hence can be part of a 0 emissions goal.
Coal on the other hand takes millions of years to form. It is a fossil fuel.
It is a simple mathematical equation -- the amount of carbon that enters the atmosphere each year must equal the amount that comes out. Carbon is not the villain, the villain is the excess carbon. 100 years ago there were very few options other than coal (wind, water). But today that is not true by any stretch. 50 years ago you could argue that solar and wind are not an economically viable option, that also is no longer true by any analysis.
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Let's face it, we all leave an environmental footprint of some kind.
Back in the 1800s, when world population was only a billion, it wasn't much of a problem. Now, with over 7 billion even the smallest footprint is a concern.
So far, seems, war, disease, famines, catastrophes, etc., haven't been able to slow population explosion.
It's gonna take God to do it ... in the great flame out. But if He delay's, we don't need Him, we can do it ourselves.
Sooner or later humans will become as extinct as the dinosaurs. But not to worry, we, a superior more intelligent and self-conscious, being came along after them. Maybe that will happen after we're gone.
In other words, our end allows God another chance. Maybe He's learned something, and will get it right the next time.