Talk:Underground Coal Gasification
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Can someone please explain / add to this article, why it makes sense to start a new underground coal fire when so many are already burning out of control (e.g. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burning_Mountain)? That is, please include a simple explanation in this article about what makes one different to the other. Beroccaboy 03:34, 12 October 2006 (UTC)
Simply stated: one is carefully controlled process the other is not.
In my opinion, additional explanation on this area is no more justified than virtually every other area of the UCG process, being as the article is only quite brief at the present moment. Having authored the article, I see no reason to edit it soley on the said basis.
Mate, there are too many things in this world and too many people for it to be anywhere near reasonable an expectation to maintain that someone should take the time to explain to you the areas of knowledge in which you lack and to reconcile those with your existing ideas, beliefs and accumulated knowledge which may or may not be correct. That there are natural occurances of coal fires is a given and, while I do not know of the area which you reference, I do know of a number of other such circumstances and, similarly, of circumstances where human activities have instigated such by error, neglect or other.
As you do not know much about UCG yet have a desire to learn, I would recommend you to Ergo Exergy's site www.ergoexergy.com, where you will find sufficient information to expand the base of reference from which your comments have been made.
The world in which we live provides a great many examples of mankind utilising the almost limitless forces of nature and, it is arguably the application of intellect and invention towards the harness and control of these forces which provides us the many many luxuries and comforts not available to those of our cave dwelling ancestors whom likely huddled together for warmth, surviving in ignorance of the relative discomforts of their primitive disposition.
