Quote:
Originally Posted by Vendzilla
You don't all seem to realize that Coal is more plentiful in the US than any other place in the world. Obama set out to destroy that industry.
If you like coal tough, you can move. You think it's a dying industry, you're an idiot and do zero research, oh wait, that's Cricket.
there are over 600 coal burning power plants in the US
|
There are 572 coal burning plants in the US in 2016. You know how many there was at the end of 2012? 1,308 of them. Over half have shut down in the last 4 years.
They are not financially viable. Fraking of natural gas has decimated the coal industry and solar becoming so cheap gave it the 2nd gut punch. The death blow is wind power.
Oh and if you bitch about EPA standards.. perhaps you would like some Mercury with your fish or in your water..
The entire reason they brought on the "clean coal" was to stop the mercury from leaving the smoke stacks and getting into the environment. Do you really think that was a bad call?
Also Obama wasn't even elected when the EPA was tasked with regulating mercury from coal emissions. It had been tied up in court since 2005 and the battle was won in Dec of 2008. Obama hadn't even entered office yet and of course you blame Obama because you are uninformed and that what your right wing talking heads brain wash you to think.
You can have all the coal in the world but if it cost more to produce electric than other means it's nothing more than a lump of coal..