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‘It’s sick’: Trump administration uses mascot called ‘Coalie’ to push dirtiest fossil fuel (www.theguardian.com)

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[-] village604@adultswim.fan 25 points 1 month ago

What's funny is that coal power puts 100x more radiation into the environment than nuclear power.

[-] Fedizen@lemmy.world 16 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Apparently its also why fish are high in mercury because mercury in burnt coal eventually finds its way to the ocean.

[-] TriplePlaid@wetshav.ing 10 points 1 month ago

It is also the most serious contributor to acid rain.

https://www.gem.wiki/Sulfur_dioxide_and_coal

The EPA estimates that more than 65%, or over 13 million tons per year, of SO2 production in the U.S. comes from electric utilities, 93 percent of which is produced by coal power plants.

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