3 ms·
People are pro-benefits that coal brings... which includes jobs, (hopefully) lower electricity rates, energy self-sufficiency. The price of coal isn't going to
by shrubble 3y ago
People are pro-benefits that coal brings... which includes jobs, (hopefully) lower electricity rates, energy self-sufficiency. The price of coal isn't going to change much when there is conflict in the Middle East, for instance...
- edmundsauto 3y agoThere is also an identity component to the energy religions. There are not many coal related jobs in the US, but there are millions of people who have tied their identity to it. Similarly with renewables, although I admit my bias: renewables are more reasonable to support because they are clean, we won’t run out, and nowadays less expensive. One can reason themselves into being a green energy fan, I’m not sure there is a reasonable way to decide to support coal.