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17. Another no-paywall link to the Bloomberg article (with more snips)
Tue Mar 18, 2025, 05:00 AM
Mar 2025
https://www.mining.com/web/us-considers-emergency-powers-to-restart-closed-coal-plants/#:~:text=An%20additional%20120%20coal%2Dfired,and%20Core%20Natural%20Resources%20Inc.

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Since 2000, about 770 individual coal-fired units have retired, according to data from Global Energy Monitor, amid competition from cheaper natural gas and to a lesser-extent renewables.

Coal accounts for about 15% of power generation in the US today, down from more than half in 2000, according to the US Energy Information Administration.
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The effort was panned by environmental groups, such as the Sierra Club, which has said coal-fired electricity is more expensive than renewable electricity and a source of dangerous global warming greenhouse gas as well as other dangerous pollutants.
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Just what we need, more pollution sakabatou Mar 2025 #1
A lot of coal plants don't exist anymore. The government , to my knowledge, doesn't own power plants. Srkdqltr Mar 2025 #2
Utility companies have spent billions on converting their coal fire plants to gas and they aren't going back ... Botany Mar 2025 #25
Trump is nuts Srkdqltr Mar 2025 #30
Columbus, Ohio used to be the # 1 producer of buggy whips in the world but not so much anymore the .... Botany Mar 2025 #33
Coal is the most expensive way to generate power jmowreader Mar 2025 #3
i thought the trend was to go to gas. mwooldri Mar 2025 #6
There is another energy source..... Lovie777 Mar 2025 #4
Acid Rain comes again with a dash of mercury TexLaProgressive Mar 2025 #5
Even the fossil fuels industry was tired of Dump's coal fixation during his first term. Eugene Mar 2025 #7
Why mess around with that modern stuff? Woodycall Mar 2025 #8
Just more "culture warrior" nonsense for the slack-jawed base. PSPS Mar 2025 #9
I remember fetching buckets of coal as a kid & how fucking dirty it was! RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Mar 2025 #10
Some more. And a no paywall version progree Mar 2025 #11
Another no-paywall link to the Bloomberg article (with more snips) nitpicked Mar 2025 #17
THAT sounds like a GREAT idea! FailureToCommunicate Mar 2025 #12
His administration produces energy? Oh right, tons of hot air. sinkingfeeling Mar 2025 #13
Truth! Deminpenn Mar 2025 #22
Bondi won't be bringing any Clean Air Act lawsuits. Marcuse Mar 2025 #14
Shove it up YOUR COAL CHUTE asshole! Ziggysmom Mar 2025 #15
There's a reason most coal plants closed jgmiller Mar 2025 #16
One power plant in Alexandria VA was closed in 2012 nitpicked Mar 2025 #18
If only the immense power of... Hugin Mar 2025 #19
"directed the Environmental Protection Agency to boost fossil fuel production and distributioN" Ray Bruns Mar 2025 #20
I wonder if he really believes in the "Clean Coal" myth. JohnnyRingo Mar 2025 #21
The concept of "clean coal" aside, the use of coal is no longer economically feasible. Martin68 Mar 2025 #24
MAOA: Makes America Obsolete Again. Martin68 Mar 2025 #23
Aaannnd.... the stock market tanks even further C_U_L8R Mar 2025 #26
Maybe Elon can power his "beautiful" Teslas with coal Walleye Mar 2025 #27
Just a distraction JBTaurus83 Mar 2025 #28
As a kid in WV, I had to wipe the coal dust off the back porch swing every day. nature-lover Mar 2025 #29
Trump's idea of 'clean' coal Norrrm Mar 2025 #31
I work next to a coal-fired power plant stoned Mar 2025 #32
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