J. Clarke wrote:
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Coal still emits massive quantities of CO2, and the idea of burning it
then somehow "sequestering the carbon" is whackadoodle. ...

Oh, I agree wholeheartedly it's a seemingly asinine thing to do, but w/
current politics in charge it appears it will be either that or...well,
just what, specifically??? There doesn't appear to be a substitute of
the magnitude required in the short term to simply quit.

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