# Chevy Volt

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**Created:** [August 11, 2009, 6:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/chevy-volt/203423 "2009-08-11T06:42:40Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 13, 2009, 1:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/chevy-volt/203423/34 "2009-08-13T13:32:03Z")

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> [@Bhutto Assassinated](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bhutto-assassinated/40837/2):
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> 1. lets review long term natural gas extraction and the subsidence issues surrounding: If natural gas is extracted from a natural gas field the initial pressure (up to 600 bar) in the field will drop over the years. The gas pressure also supports the soil layers above the field. If the pressure drops, the soil pressure increases and this leads to subsidence at the ground level. Since exploration of the Slochteren (Netherlands) gas field started in the late 1960s the ground level over a 250 km² area has dropped with a current maximum of 30 cm [3]. See also this subsidence lecture.

Lets copy and paste stuff from Wikipedia that supports our opinion. I’ll go first… wait, shit. You already did:

> [@Wikipedia](#):
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> Coal mining can result in a number of adverse effects on the environment. Surface mining of coal completely eliminates existing vegetation, destroys the genetic soil profile, displaces or destroys wildlife and habitat, degrades air quality, alters current land uses, and to some extent permanently changes the general topography of the area mined, [31] This often results in a scarred landscape with no scenic value

The possibility of land “sagging” 30cm from the extraction of natural gas (that’s about a foot) over 40 years vs. destroying soil/vegetation/wildlife habitat/etc. I dunno!

> [@Bhutto Assassinated](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bhutto-assassinated/40837/2):
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> and there are tons of power outages monthly… circuts go down, grids over load… people suffer from it and to date it’s communications and electric… lets compound the outages issues by making it even more of a single point of failure :ugh:

I can’t recall the last time I “suffered” from a power outage. I think my power has gone out a cumulative total of ten minutes over the last year or so.

> [@fshowcars"](#):
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> shut the fuck up and hang yourself

BAWWWWWWWWW :love:

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