Despite the major forces trying to align to save it, coal's future as a major energy source is being attacked by a variety of pathogens: government regulations, market forces and moral arguments. As a result, government charts plotting coal's life expectancy look like the flat vital signs of a very sick patient.
Enviro alarmists at work.
I loathe moral arguments.
Don’t forget the Hillary hurdle.
Just read an article that says Venezuela’s food shortages are intentional to solidify Maduro’s control.
How is this different? Coal’s decline is contrived by the government to control the population.
And our nation is on a suicide path. Coal is cleaner than ever and starting in the 70’s we have had energy shortages and up/down costs. With new oil finds, fracking and coal, we should see energy stability for several centuries.
‘Market forces’ are not ‘pathogens’. Remove the real pathogens (over regulation and phony ‘moral arguments’) and coal is probably the cheapest way to generate electricity.
If climate change is REALLY a serious problem, we should restrict ALL unnecessary production of whatever gasses these assclowns consider to be bad.
Check back with us when all private jets are banned, mega mansions are forced to use the same amount of power as a bungalow, we all drive the same crapmobile (probably from GM), and we all eat rabbit food.
Sorry, but when fat boy actors, fat boy senators, and dumb ass presidents ride around in jets...ain’t buying the argument.
To radical Marxists and communists, government regulation that destroys an entire industry is “market forces.”
I spent most of my career in power plant services, design, and R&D, most of it focused on coal. There’s nothing like being in the crosshairs.
This article is actually a year old.
Do you believe what you posted, or maybe forgot the “/sarc” tag?
The good news is, that when civilization falls, it’s a low-tech and easy to acquire and use energy source, and there will still be lots of it. I’ve actually seen veins of it on road cuts.
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