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The point of requiring "green power" is to fight climate change. It is appropriate for governments to do something about that.
by greglindahl 8y ago
The point of requiring "green power" is to fight climate change. It is appropriate for governments to do something about that.
- mikeash 8y agoNot just climate change, but all sorts of nasty pollution. Burning more coal is going to kill people in the near term too.
- parvenu74 8y agoThat's public health, not energy policy. To the extent that green power is a public health policy question (let's not heat up the earth) then it should be addressed as such. The maxim is that your freedom to swing your fist ends where your neighbor's nose begins so if coal-burners are affecting public health then going after them on those grounds is appropriate (and I support that). But the article isn't about public health but energy policy.
- mikeash 8y agoIt’s about energy policy that affects public health. I don’t care what department is supposed to handle it, I just want my air not to be poisoned.