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Old 10-03-2018, 05:06 PM   #3096 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by aerohead View Post
Yeah,they've built,and are building a lot of coal-fired power plants.They also appear to be a global leader in wind,solar,and grid-scale electric storage,and building more hydro.
We can't control what they do,but many here would like to see the US set a positive example for the rest of the world.
And some scientists firmly believe that we haven't 'gone off the cliff' yet,so if they're correct,we have some time.How much I couldn't know.
In 2017 the US shrank carbon emissions more than any other country.
China increased carbon emissions more than anyone by a lot. They are an example for no one.



Yeah let's be more like china, bud some solar, wind and hydro and build a crap load of coal plants.
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