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Originally Posted by Tinordi
Baseless. The "world" or other wealthy countries (including China) have done much more than Harper except for Australia. And the U.S. just regulated its carbon emissions from coal plants two days ago so... your point doesn't stand?
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Coal power plants are being retired at the moment due to the drop in natural gas prices. Shale gas has driven opcosts low enough that coal is no longer a viable fuel for power generation. It also burns cleaner than coal, with the added benefit being a smaller environmental footprint.
Don't kid yourself. Regulating coal power plants in the US has more to do with the economics of power generation than it does environmental initiatives. They just regulated a sunset industry. Big whoop.