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Re:Shell employees urge CEO to rethink shift from renewables... by linsomniac on Saturday September 30, 2023 @10:46AM (#37715934)
>you're burning coal and natural gas in a plant"

Where do you live that you don't have access to nuclear, solar, and wind? It's been a couple years since solar started being cheaper to produce than coal.

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Re:Shell employees urge CEO to rethink shift from renewables... by whall6 on Saturday September 30, 2023 @12:30PM (#37717051)
I live in Texas where a majority of the fuel mix is fossil fuels (~40% natural gas and ~15% coal).

https://www.ercot.com/gridmktinfo/dashboards/fuelmix

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Re:Shell employees urge CEO to rethink shift from renewables... by linsomniac on Monday October 02, 2023 @07:48AM (#37736939)
That's a slim majority, making the statement about a car running on coal a half-truth, and increasingly incorrect.

Don't get me wrong, I think it's good to know where your power comes from, I just want to make don't dismiss the technology because of half-truths.

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