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  • Oct 27, 2020 9:14 pm GMTOct 27, 2020 4:25 pm GMT
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Like the VHS and typewriters, coal is obsolete

Across all dimensions — fuel production, transportation, combustion and environmental impact — coal technology has been surpassed by natural gas and renewable electricity systems. The government can no more reverse this situation than convince people to buy tube TVs.

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Coal is dying in America, the victim of obsolescence and development of more efficient, less polluting technologies. It's time to let it go.

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Matt Chester on Oct 27, 2020

Love the analogy-- just like you still can use typewriters to write a book or VHS tapes to enjoy a movie, coal still can be used to generate power. But just because you can use them and because you have a fond memory of the time when you did, doesn't mean it makes any sense to eschew the modern advances that can serve the same function better

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