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Probably, far less than coal or oil. For coal we should look at all the health costs cause by mining and burning coal. For oil we should not only look at the
by ecpottinger 9y ago
Probably, far less than coal or oil.
For coal we should look at all the health costs cause by mining and burning coal.
For oil we should not only look at the tax breaks the companies get but also how much of the military (percentage wise) exists to protect oil interests.
The health costs of the renewables are a lot less.
- kgilpin 9y ago> military Although, the USA is about 90% energy independent https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_energy_independence https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_energy_independe...
- siidooloo 9y agoForeign volatility could still effect prices in the US.
- api 9y agoIt's not about where the oil physically comes from so much as managing the global oil market. We might not get much oil physically from the middle East anymore but volatility there affects the price here. Oil is a global market.