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Re:Germany to Rethink Nuclear Shutdown as Energy Crisis Deepens by Spooky23 on Tuesday July 19, 2022 @11:55AM (#32153486)
Energy and politics are intertwined. Nixon’s alcoholism and mental illness took him out of the picture, and really killed the more traditional “establishment” GOP; a new generation of “conservatives” was empowered and eventually took over the GOP.

Who funded these newcomers? Oil, gas and friends was a big part of it. We converted to coal instead as a result.

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Re:Germany to Rethink Nuclear Shutdown as Energy Crisis Deepens by api on Tuesday July 19, 2022 @02:28PM (#32155941)
We didn't convert to coal. It was the primary source for industry and power. We stuck with it.
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Re:Germany to Rethink Nuclear Shutdown as Energy Crisis Deepens by Spooky23 on Wednesday July 20, 2022 @10:52AM (#32166567)
One of the outcomes of “Project Independence” was that oil fired plants were converted to coal.

Heavy oil is mostly imported, that initiative was focused on using domestic sources of energy. Coal always has outsized influence due to the US Senate.

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Re:Germany to Rethink Nuclear Shutdown as Energy Crisis Deepens by JacobThreeThree on Tuesday July 19, 2022 @12:06PM (#32153735)
Oil and gas lobbyists insisted on using coal, instead of oil and gas? Was it the same lobbyists who convinced China to use coal?

https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/china-starts-bui...

Maybe coal is just a convenient energy source.

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