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> Why aren't the coal-burning energy utility companies paying for them, out of pocket? Because no-one has the power to make them, I think. If it's easier (and
by JadeNB 11y ago
> Why aren't the coal-burning energy utility companies paying for them, out of pocket?
Because no-one has the power to make them, I think. If it's easier (and probably cheaper) to take measures to address the problem yourself than it is to force compliance, then that's the sensible way to go.
- jsprogrammer 11y agoTheir customers stop sending them money? Would probably shut down most operations pretty quickly.
- mistercow 11y agoWhy would their customers do that?
- jsprogrammer 11y agoSo that less coal product is emitted into the atmosphere? I thought that was the premise.
- scott_karana 11y agoI think he wasn't being literal, and meant, "why wouldn't they want electricity?"
- jsprogrammer 11y agoWell, if the production of your electricity kills or otherwise significantly harms you, you may not wish to have that electricity.
- scott_karana 11y agoI agree, but it's not necessarily an obvious (or easy) choice to make for someone who's poor, for example... And that's even if they can correlate them properly.
- jimworm 11y agoIf nobody sends them money they could just print more. There is only one power company and it's owned by the state.