Do you support coal as an energy source?

[robocop666]

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+1 y

most coal mines worldwide are shut down as fears of global warming. I want coal to power more energy worldwide. Russia and America both have enough coal to last 300 years.

[DryGermanGuy]

No, it’s the dirtiest form of energy. I have been to several cities where coal was the primary source for heating homes (in Poland and Russia), the air quality was horrible. You get asthmatic the minute you drive into the city.

[robocop666]

maybe keep the power plants in remote areas so plants breathe the air? its only dust and sulphur thats ok for plants. what cities were these?

[strateguy632]

homes are lower temperature and exhaust from home differently than coal power plants so your story is not a factor.

[DryGermanGuy]

Russia: St. Petersburg
Poland: Krakow

[exitseven]

Yes, we have huge coal reserves in the US and we have the technology to use it without the carbon emissions that there was in the 50s.

[exitseven]

Thanks for the MHO😎

[rigmarole]

Not where I live, but I don't see an issue with it being used elsewhere. It's a good energy source. That said Appalachia/mid-Atlantic states, the Midwest, and Rocky Mountain states have large reserves that could be utilized in their regions. Oil and Natural gas, solar, and nuclear make most since the South due to locally available resources.

[rigmarole]

*sense

[Anonymous]

Most coal mines are not shut down, it's our primary source of electricity, and will be for a very long time. It runs the useless electric cars everyone has to have because they think it's helping phony climate change, but really it's just using coal instead of oil.

[robocop666]

how does that work? coal instead of oil?

[strateguy632]

the same "energy joules" to move the car by a battery, get fed from a power plant coal so coal is indirectly fuel cars instead of gasoline from oil.

[Drewtate]

Yes if we can burn it more clearly its no different than oil/gas.

[Astarlessnightsky]

No, its dirty, inefficient and does lots of harm to the environment.

[robocop666]

is sulphur harmful? it contains sulphur

[msc545]

No, when it burns it emits poisons.

[robocop666]

actual poisons or just foggy air?

[msc545]

Chemicals that will eventually ruin your lungs and are really bad for air quality

[gorydetails]

Of course!

[shortster]

Definitely