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These comments are not necessary exclusive. Parent said electricity while brc indicates globally wind power produced < 0.% of <energy>. Of course, no thermal
by ghouse 14y ago
These comments are not necessary exclusive. Parent said electricity while brc indicates globally wind power produced < 0.% of <energy>.
Of course, no thermal plant has been built in the US in the past 50 years without some subsidies -- both direct and indirect. So, it's a bit of a red-herring argument.
- rayiner 14y agoThe "no subsidies" bit is really a massive red-herring. Even without taxes, fossil fuels are hugely subsidized. The lack of effective legal frameworks to prevent e.g. coal plants from shifting the inherent costs of coal power onto people in surrounding neighborhoods is an implicit subsidy. Letting them shift $100 of environmental damage onto the residents of West Virginia is exactly the same as giving them a $100 check.