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[-] 4am@lemm.ee 102 points 1 year ago

Yes, Ron, everyone knows Clean Coal™️ is the one true source of non-pollution.

Is anyone stupid enough to believe this?

[-] Baketime@kbin.social 83 points 1 year ago
[-] Hizeh@hizeh.com 53 points 1 year ago
[-] poprocks@beehaw.org 53 points 1 year ago

I used to ride the bus with a lady who grew up in a coal town. We once debated over coal. She said it was so green because there were so many regulations and that wind and solar were horrible for the environment because they were killing birds. So yeah, people are stupid.

[-] Nechesh@beehaw.org 14 points 1 year ago

Glass windows kill birds too when they try to fly through them. How exactly did she think solar power could kill birds or be bad?

[-] Claidheamh@slrpnk.net 4 points 1 year ago

PV panels, not really, but concentrated solar can and does kill birds. Not nearly as many as coal, though, lol.

[-] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 2 points 1 year ago

Instant rotisserie chicken!

[-] 0x815@feddit.de 19 points 1 year ago

No, they aren't. In 15 or 20 years, however, when people have left their indoctrination camps disguised as schools ...

[-] Steeve@lemmy.ca 14 points 1 year ago
[-] floofloof@lemmy.ca 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yep. They're trying to get their lies in as these children's first belief on the matter. Anyone pushing a different view (such as the truth) will then have to defeat this belief first. Same thing religions do, because they know their stuff doesn't stand up to neutral mature scrutiny.

[-] nxdefiant@startrek.website 9 points 1 year ago

Belief in Clean Coal would be an improvement for his brain!

He's currently trying to pave Florida roads with literal radioactive mining waste.

[-] taylus@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago

It’s fine though, if you say “radioactive” his supporters will insist it must be nuclear.

[-] persolb@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 year ago

My Dad just last night was complaining about wind farms…

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