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Coal plants were mostly displaced by natural gas, but several states still rely on them for base load. https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=54919 ht
by fmajid 5mo ago
Coal plants were mostly displaced by natural gas, but several states still rely on them for base load.
https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=54919 https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=54919
Independently of its horrendous impact on the environment, more people die from coal mining accidents every year than in the entire history of nuclear power (yes, including Chernobyl).
- rickydroll 5mo agoNot to mention that the waste product from coal-burning power is radioactive. https://www.osti.gov/etdeweb/servlets/purl/21557305 https://www.osti.gov/etdeweb/servlets/purl/21557305
- kalleboo 5mo ago> https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=54919 https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=54919 FWIW, in the 4 years after this chart was produced, 5 more states flipped over from Coal to either Natural Gas or Wind. https://www.visualcapitalist.com/mapped-what-powers-each-u-s-state-and-canadian-province/ https://www.visualcapitalist.com/mapped-what-powers-each-u-s...