You take the blue pill…the story ends, you wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe.
You take the red pill...you realize that no matter what the talking heads of the regime say, coal is still king wherever people want affordable, reliable energy.
Power Magazine (1/3/22) op-ed: "For all the talk about the demise of coal, it’s important to note that coal generated 35% of the world’s electricity in 2020, more than any other fuel. Even in the U.S., coal was expected to generate 23% of the nation’s electricity in 2021—up from 19% in 2020. In addition to electricity generation, coal is critical for industry, making the cement, iron, and steel needed for modern civilization, including even wind turbines and solar panels. Without coal, the industrial revolution would not have occurred. Without coal, a carbon-free energy transition— forced or otherwise—is simply unrealistic. Coal supplies the world with 27% of its total energy needs, second only to oil (which supplies 31%)...Much of what gets reported in the news, or hyped by climate alarmism about coal, is simply wrong. Until technologies that haven’t even been dreamed of yet come along, an affordable, predictable baseload future led by cleaner-burning coal is preferable to a wildly expensive, unrealistic carbon-free future. In other words, the rumors of coal’s death have been greatly exaggerated.
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"The next time you hear a climate activist tell you how terrible it is that we are using hydrocarbons and that we should be using renewables, and only renewables, you might tell them about what happened this year in Cap-Haitien and Freetown. You might remind them that instead of complaining about climate change, they should be thankful for the plentiful energy that allows them to lead comfortable lives."
– Robert Bryce, Forbes
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