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This strikes me as a Hail Mary play by the fossil fuel industry to make us think--for a little more profit for them--that it's okay to burn carbon. I don't buy
by british_india 10y ago
This strikes me as a Hail Mary play by the fossil fuel industry to make us think--for a little more profit for them--that it's okay to burn carbon.
I don't buy it.
- vorotato 10y agoMost people in Tennessee don't care about burning carbon so I don't see why they'd need a "hail mary play".
- logfromblammo 10y agoI'd presume that people in Tennessee may still prefer to burn a carbon-based fuel that does not leave behind a toxic ash slurry [0]. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingston_Fossil_Plant_coal_fly_ash_slurry_spill https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingston_Fossil_Plant_coal_fly... http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/local/story/2015/may/10/reclaiming-kingston/303447/ http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/local/story/2015/may/10/r...
- pjc50 10y agoThere isn't actually anything wrong with burning carbon fuels that are derived from atmospheric carbon - it's a net neutral.