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I've never seen one here, which makes sense because we don't use much coal. I suppose if they were 200m high and scattered across half the state I'd have a sim
by mrits 1mo ago
I've never seen one here, which makes sense because we don't use much coal. I suppose if they were 200m high and scattered across half the state I'd have a similar opinion.
- ZeroGravitas 1mo agoTexas burns more coal than any other state and has hundreds of premature deaths a year caused by its coal plants.
- mrits 1mo agoEurope burns 10x what Texas does. Is this how we think?
- baudehlo 1mo agoEurope? The entire continent? The continent that includes large swaths of Russia? I give up, I don't even know what you're trying to imply here. That somehow Texas (a state, in a country, in a continent) burns less coal than an entire continent? And...?
- mrits 1mo agoMaybe think about this for a bit
- Lio 1mo agoCoal mines are often associated with massive slag heaps and they can be over 200m in height. They are not pretty but what they lack in beauty they make up for with danger to the local community from leached chemicals, underground fires and landslides. I prefer to live near wind turbines myself.
- rsynnott 1mo agoHere you go: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calaveras_Power_Station#J.K._Spruce_Power_Plant https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calaveras_Power_Station#J.K._S... - chimneys are 218m tall.