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Is Coal Dead? Surging Demand, Trump’s Recent Push, and China’s Dominance Say Otherwise

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Coal’s ‘death’ was exaggerated as demand surges, Trump backs ‘clean coal,’ and China dominates, while UK clings to net zero despite energy realities. The death of coal, held to be the eldest and ugliest of the three fossil fuel siblings, has long been exaggerated Mark Twain-style. [emphasis, links added] While oil and natural gas needed to be tolerated for some time in the “energy transition”, dirty coal — responsible for soot, smog, and respir…

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Pacificorp’s coal-fired Hunter plant in Castle Dale, Utah Credit: George Frey/Getty Images President Trump is promising again to artificially prop up coal and gas. This flies in the face of common sense and benefits only the fossil fuel barons who backed his election. It will harm everyone else by increasing already expensive electricity bills and dangerous air pollution. A recent Trump Truth Social post hints that the president or Energy Secre…

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