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NNadir

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3. A minor correction. Coal is more reliable than wind and solar but as for...

Reply to hunter (Reply #1)

Thu Nov 13, 2025, 09:15 AM

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..."cost," the external costs, destruction of the atmosphere and vast health risks, not to mention damage to land, coal is a very expensive, vastly expensive, form of energy.

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The 2025 IEA World Energy Outlook Has Been Released. Coal grew faster in 2024 than either solar or wind. [View all] NNadir Thursday OP

Oh my. Why would that be if wind and solar are so much better and cost so much less than coal? hunter Thursday #1

I'm noting a shift in the soithsaying over previous years. NNadir Thursday #2

A minor correction. Coal is more reliable than wind and solar but as for... NNadir Thursday #3