free radical wrote:BB_TX wrote:nickthehunter wrote:BB_TX wrote:
…The last new coal fired power plant to start up in the US was in 2013. And no plans for any new coal power plants. And not likely to get permits if they wanted to.
US only has about 500 coal fired power plants and those are slowly being shut down.
That just goes to prove how big of a SUCKER the US is. While we phase out coal, the rest of the world uses more and more. Look in the mirror, see that word stamped on your forehead? And don’t forget to keep putting them same people back in power.
If you have ever visited China you would probably be anti coal. Took a business trip there years ago with three co workers. Air was thick enough to cut. Took a train from Hong Kong to Guanghou passing some kind of coal plants. For probably a mile diameter around them the ground was black with coal dust. We all had respiratory issues for 3-4 weeks after our return. Our company’s business was in controls for power plants and I visited a lot of them. Retired now. US plants are much cleaner but still not a place you would likely choose to live near.
Fwiw
Last time I checked China is going solar wind hydro to lower the polution.
https://youtu.be/MIbbkW6dB98
https://youtu.be/4zt-SMlaaM8
