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Re:The US Coal Industry Is Declining Irreversibly by gaukes on Friday June 19, 2020 @11:51PM (#23581479)
The US also gets a larger share of its energy from oil relative to coal. With the shale boom, oils become cheaper and more reliable in the US and burns more cleanly than coal.
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Re:The US Coal Industry Is Declining Irreversibly by toomuchtodo on Saturday June 20, 2020 @12:31AM (#23581678)
Less than 0.5% of US electrical generation comes from oil. Perhaps you meant natural gas?

https://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.php?id=427&t=3

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Re:The US Coal Industry Is Declining Irreversibly by perl4ever on Saturday June 20, 2020 @01:43AM (#23582007)
Oil is used for heating in a lot of homes in the northeastern US. I believe it's essentially the same as diesel, but I think I recall reading that it's dyed because it's taxed differently and you're not supposed to use it in your vehicle.

Natural gas heat is popular, but not everywhere is connected.

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