/biz/ - Business & Finance

>>58394470
I hope you're right, and I hope American resilience means a return to thermal coal for at least 25% or even a third of the nation's electrical power.

>>58372312
You're a mining engineer?

>>58286567
>This will take several decades, but it is inevitable that we get to a point where we NEED coal to keep the grid running and the expertise to mine it will by then be very rare and valuable.
Yep, and when we get to that point, it'll take a full generation for the few people left who have these skills to train a new workforce.

>>58128202
>Material needs will prevail over ideology.
Ideology is a luxury of sorts. Material needs trump ideology in tough times, and this brings people back down to reality.

>Absolutely! Western climate-obsessed people on their high horses will come to learn that developing economies fancy longer lifespans and better amenities to worrying about potentially increasing global temperatures by a Celsius or half.
Totally agree. And even our "developed" economic (which are un-developing ever since financialization) benefit from old fashion fuels like coal and petroleum, which were adopted in the first place for their abundance and ease of use.

Sorry I didn't save the last thread. Had a three day ban going on due to some bullshit on /pol/

Coal bump!