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Coal is Extremely Dumb (by Hank Green) (www.youtube.com)
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Interesting video by Hank Green about all the ways coal is bad, addressing many of the false claims of the coal lobby.

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[–] reallykindasorta@slrpnk.net 13 points 1 day ago

We’re trying to trap carbon underground to keep earth habitable and stable for humans. Coal is trapped carbon. We should keep it trapped instead of exposing it to our atmosphere.