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[–] 4am@lemm.ee 100 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Yes, Ron, everyone knows Clean Coal™️ is the one true source of non-pollution.

Is anyone stupid enough to believe this?

[–] Baketime@kbin.social 81 points 2 years ago
[–] Hizeh@hizeh.com 51 points 2 years ago (2 children)
[–] poprocks@beehaw.org 51 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I used to ride the bus with a lady who grew up in a coal town. We once debated over coal. She said it was so green because there were so many regulations and that wind and solar were horrible for the environment because they were killing birds. So yeah, people are stupid.

[–] Nechesh@beehaw.org 13 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Glass windows kill birds too when they try to fly through them. How exactly did she think solar power could kill birds or be bad?

[–] Claidheamh@slrpnk.net 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

PV panels, not really, but concentrated solar can and does kill birds. Not nearly as many as coal, though, lol.

[–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 2 points 2 years ago

Instant rotisserie chicken!

[–] 0x815@feddit.de 19 points 2 years ago

No, they aren't. In 15 or 20 years, however, when people have left their indoctrination camps disguised as schools ...

[–] Steeve@lemmy.ca 14 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 10 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Yep. They're trying to get their lies in as these children's first belief on the matter. Anyone pushing a different view (such as the truth) will then have to defeat this belief first. Same thing religions do, because they know their stuff doesn't stand up to neutral mature scrutiny.

[–] persolb@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 years ago

My Dad just last night was complaining about wind farms…