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rural americans will drive past a coal-fired power plant, in their five mpg ford truck, to go to a small town city council meeting and complain about how environmentally destructive solar panels are (thelemmy.club)
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And their vote counts more than yours because they live in rural districts with lower populations. Smh at "democracy."

A meme with two panels. The first panel is a scene of agrovoltaics - farmers growing crops underneath solar panels in a field - with the caption "solar panels waste our fertile soil and destroy our beautiful rural landscapes". In quotes to imply the meme is quoting someone else's objections to solar power. The second panel is an image of a coal power plant with smoke billowing from its smokestacks looming behind a field of crops. The caption reads "but this is cool?'
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[–] 7 points 4 months ago (1 child)

I hate to be that guy, but China has increased electricity production in general. It is just that solar + wind + hydro make up most of the gain. However that still means:

https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/electricity-coal?tab=line&time=2015..latest&country=%7ECHN&mapSelect=%7ECHN

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago

    Ahh thanks for the link! I admit I'm coming in at a more anecdotal position of people I know who still live and work in that industry. So it may just be their isolated area that is experiencing a downturn. They may be still acquiring coal but from other sources.

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