Published in Dawn
THIS is apropos of Khurshid Anwer’s letter, ‘Coke the coal’ (Dec 23), in which he raised apprehensions on the use of coal for producing electricity.
I strongly agree with the writer’s ideas. Indeed, the menaces of global warning and pollution are getting uncontrollable and are slipping out of the hands of man.
In such fragile conditions, the thought of using coal, one of the chief contributors to the problems of pollution and global warning, would increase the vulnerability of the mighty challenge our planet is facing today.
But just because we are facing energy shortfall does not mean that we can endanger the stability of the planet as a whole. Why coal, when we have much better and safer alternatives available at home.
Fortunately, nature has bestowed us with mighty rivers capable of producing endless electricity, a vast coastline gifted with the treasure of wind power and an everlasting potential of solar energy. These, if utilised properly, can produce energy sufficient for both our present and future needs. Therefore, if we have to make this planet a happy place, we should opt for safe and environment-friendly energy resources.
DAWN Sunday, 27 Dec, 2009
THIS is apropos of Khurshid Anwer’s letter, ‘Coke the coal’ (Dec 23), in which he raised apprehensions on the use of coal for producing electricity.
I strongly agree with the writer’s ideas. Indeed, the menaces of global warning and pollution are getting uncontrollable and are slipping out of the hands of man.
In such fragile conditions, the thought of using coal, one of the chief contributors to the problems of pollution and global warning, would increase the vulnerability of the mighty challenge our planet is facing today.
But just because we are facing energy shortfall does not mean that we can endanger the stability of the planet as a whole. Why coal, when we have much better and safer alternatives available at home.
Fortunately, nature has bestowed us with mighty rivers capable of producing endless electricity, a vast coastline gifted with the treasure of wind power and an everlasting potential of solar energy. These, if utilised properly, can produce energy sufficient for both our present and future needs. Therefore, if we have to make this planet a happy place, we should opt for safe and environment-friendly energy resources.
DAWN Sunday, 27 Dec, 2009
