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[–] aev_software@programming.dev 12 points 5 months ago (3 children)

And that may work well everywhere in the world except where dictators are forcing power plants to reopen coal processing, like here in the USA.

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[–] youcantreadthis@quokk.au 8 points 5 months ago (1 child)

Then youre going to yave brown outs. Brown outs and lung cancer.

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[–] achsonaja@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

Blackouts and black lungs

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[–] Jhex@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago

thenemaype organize and protest instead of just taking it once again?

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