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I still can’t believe coal is the reason there is mercury in fish. Fuck coal.
IKR? That was a surprising fact to me.
It’s the worst of all the fossil fuels. They all suck, but coal sucks the most. Expensive and dangerous to mine. Requires a buttload. Releases all sort of nasty pollutants. Doesn’t fully burn to CO2. And is slow to ramp so it’s only really good for a baseload.
If coal wasn’t used for iron smelting, it would have never been used to for power generation.
Replacing the lame nuclear-powered carriers with ironclads.
What about those coal powered tanks, so efficient!?!
Someone should tell his coal-invested cronies that if he really cared about coal, the US Navy would be using it to power all of its ships.
Experts say the move doesn’t make sense, economically or otherwise.
It makes perfect sense. It will result in his cronies getting more money