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>but if GHG neutral is so achievable with them why haven't we just done it? Because France's energy system is/was largely publicly run, and I expect the US coa
by Qwertious 3y ago
>but if GHG neutral is so achievable with them why haven't we just done it?
Because France's energy system is/was largely publicly run, and I expect the US coal lobby would have objected pretty strongly to direct competition against coal plants being paid for and subsidized by government money.
- kevincox 3y agoThe fact that a few coal billionaires have any notable influence on public policy is a failing of democracy. They are literally poisoning the air we breathe and killing many thousands of people a year but our government is bribed to do what they want.