silence7@slrpnk.net to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoThe US government is trying to make coal seem cute. It isn't. | Trump complained that coal needed better PR. Then “Coalie” showed up.www.motherjones.comexternal-linkmessage-square34linkfedilinkarrow-up1130arrow-down10cross-posted to: climate@slrpnk.net
arrow-up1130arrow-down1external-linkThe US government is trying to make coal seem cute. It isn't. | Trump complained that coal needed better PR. Then “Coalie” showed up.www.motherjones.comsilence7@slrpnk.net to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square34linkfedilinkcross-posted to: climate@slrpnk.net
minus-squarepftbest@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up10·3 days agoNot even that, it’s more expensive than natural gas and you can’t even use it in a combined cycle plant. So you pay more and get less energy for it. You don’t even need to mention pollution to show it is a terrible fuel.
minus-squareChippys_mittens@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·3 days agoI wasnt gonna bring combined cycle plants or HRSG’s in general but you’re absolutely right.
Not even that, it’s more expensive than natural gas and you can’t even use it in a combined cycle plant. So you pay more and get less energy for it. You don’t even need to mention pollution to show it is a terrible fuel.
I wasnt gonna bring combined cycle plants or HRSG’s in general but you’re absolutely right.