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CalRoberttoday at 11:56 AM2 repliesview on HN

True, I was referring to domestic heat in rural areas.


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redfloatplanetoday at 12:12 PM

Unfortunately I think that's going to be very, very hard to sell to many people here in rural Ireland (Roscommon in my case). I would really love to see people stop burning turf but it's such a strong cultural thing that in some parts you'd be ostracised for even thinking the thought.

I've personally spoken to people (who are otherwise quite environmentally aware) who suggest they'd never vote for the Green Party because they'd take their turf away. It's a tough sell.

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rithdmctoday at 12:15 PM

I think the domestic heating use is a drop in the bucket compared to commercial extraction of peat for export, or historical use for electricity generation.

I've only so many shits to give, and people heating their homes doesn't rank.

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