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Yeah, I think massive chemical batteries for storing excess electricity to facilitate a contrived green energy market is a bad idea.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

I agree it's complicated, if you make it so.

In terms of scale, direct kills are a rounding error compared to the damage of climate change.

In terms of indirect kills, like accidents, coal still beats hydropower by a long shot if you include the actual history of coal and steam boats, in part simply from a lack of standards or care in safety (and that's even if you exclude coal lung as an indirect kill).

While you make perfect the enemy of good, the world will burn, just as those who own the fossil fuels desire.