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cstanleytech

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20. Coal is not the answer to our energy problems but neither is solar or wind though they do have their
Tue Sep 14, 2021, 03:04 PM
Sep 2021

places such as for areas where its far off the grid.
No, what we need is something that can provide alot of power in as an efficient way as possible but not put more carbon into the atmosphere but the problem is that with our current technology that means nuclear.
I would rather that we did not have to use nuclear of course but until something else can provide atleast the same amount of power its probably our only option for now though hopefully that can change sooner rather than later.

He's got to go! liberal N proud Sep 2021 #1
I have said from day one that his objections will be to those funding climate change Bev54 Sep 2021 #2
He is sabotaging our future. BradAllison Sep 2021 #3
x1000! Evolve Dammit Sep 2021 #25
Manchin is also a member of ALEC (American Legislative Exchange Council) which was founded by ... Botany Sep 2021 #4
If he gave a shit about his constituents, he'd demand retraining and new work for coal workers. kysrsoze Sep 2021 #5
Haaaaaaa! Traildogbob Sep 2021 #6
He won't back off on this-- he is representing the coal-based interests of his state andym Sep 2021 #7
He owns a coal company that sells slag to WV power plants. hedda_foil Sep 2021 #8
Coal is not the answer to our energy problems but neither is solar or wind though they do have their cstanleytech Sep 2021 #20
Manchin pamdb Sep 2021 #9
Except the Chinese The Mouth Sep 2021 #17
Coal is done its on its last gasp, Manchin wants to keep it going Historic NY Sep 2021 #10
Not the biggest -- China. former9thward Sep 2021 #28
They get over 96% from Australia.. Historic NY Sep 2021 #31
Actually China is boycotting Australian coal now. former9thward Sep 2021 #32
Old man in thrall to coal. Mental decline, or worse? Augiedog Sep 2021 #11
He's also still pressing for a "pause" and focus on the infrastructure bill FBaggins Sep 2021 #12
Joe Manchin: Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Koch Industries dexdah Sep 2021 #13
Yup, he's a payola laden plant and all around pathetic putz. Magoo48 Sep 2021 #21
The sausage isn't being made on television... Fiendish Thingy Sep 2021 #14
Yep. Nt BootinUp Sep 2021 #22
Fuck Manchin and fuck his foot. NT Colgate 64 Sep 2021 #15
HIS FOOT? Eww...I cannot unsee that nt SouthBayDem Sep 2021 #23
step on cow shit like rump at cow pasture rally ! monkeyman1 Sep 2021 #35
The next quarterly earnings is as far as into the future as this guy and his daughter can envision. Efilroft Sul Sep 2021 #16
So i saw his interview on Meet the Press where he talked about this. Calista241 Sep 2021 #18
Except coal, gas and oil were and are subsidized still IbogaProject Sep 2021 #27
"A growing share" could stop growing any time. Economics full of asymptotes. Word too big for Manchi Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2021 #19
everything in this country is decaying. why , because of ppl like him. AllaN01Bear Sep 2021 #24
Mother Earth is gearing up to kick our worthless, rapist, dominion asses. Ignoring it seals it. Evolve Dammit Sep 2021 #26
Consider the source Icanthinkformyself Sep 2021 #29
This message was self-deleted by its author Icanthinkformyself Sep 2021 #30
Can't any Dem with spare billions tell him to refund fossil-fuel donations... Justice matters. Sep 2021 #33
The real question is tinymontgomery Sep 2021 #34
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