floofloof@lemmy.ca to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 17 days agoTrump Will Order Defense Department to Buy Coal Power | Climate and security experts say the plan is outdated and could place the U.S. at a competitive disadvantage.insideclimatenews.orgexternal-linkmessage-square23linkfedilinkarrow-up1211arrow-down11cross-posted to: climate@slrpnk.net
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minus-squareabbadon420@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3·17 days agoYou can make steel with water. As far as I know, that process is still not economically viable (too expensive), but it will never be if we don’t fund it. Solar energy used to be expensive as well.
minus-squarestoy@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·17 days agoAwesome, more coal for heritage rail!
You can make steel with water. As far as I know, that process is still not economically viable (too expensive), but it will never be if we don’t fund it. Solar energy used to be expensive as well.
Awesome, more coal for heritage rail!