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Re:A palm oil alternative could help save rainforests by fy20 on Tuesday December 15, 2020 @06:00AM (#25429101)
That's pretty much what has happened with the coal industry though. Coal is only used as a fuel because it is cheap, not because we need it [0]. And it's cheap because of goverment subsidies and political power, to continue providing coal miners in Wyoming earning $20/hour a job.

[0] ...as a fuel. Yes there are other industrial uses of coal, but it is mostly used as a fuel.

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Re:A palm oil alternative could help save rainforests by Scoundreller on Tuesday December 15, 2020 @11:56AM (#25432090)
Depends on the type of coal.

I’m sure the coal we’re burning for heat isn’t the kind good for steelmaking which has a much higher value/ton.

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