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paleotn

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6. In certain industries it's necessary...

Reply to OneCrazyDiamond (Reply #5)

Sat May 23, 2020, 11:23 AM

May 2020

In electricity generation, by far the biggest historical user, it's a dead man walking. The only reasons some generators are still burning it are limits on annual capital expansion and to squeeze as much as possible out of their existing asset base. Remove those limiting factors, and coal fired power generation would have gone the way of buggy whips years ago.

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Judge nixes bid to stop coal sales that Trump revived [View all] Omaha Steve May 2020 OP

Appeal and start a new lawsuit. sinkingfeeling May 2020 #1

U.S. District Judge Brian Morris, no friend of the human race. Judi Lynn May 2020 #2

This seems to be a rather narrow ruling on the case by an Obama appointee with a somewhat different Ford_Prefect May 2020 #3

Who's actually using coal anymore? paleotn May 2020 #4

Coal is used for more then just electricity. OneCrazyDiamond May 2020 #5

In certain industries it's necessary... paleotn May 2020 #6