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And their vote counts more than yours because they live in rural districts with lower populations. Smh at "democracy."

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[-] MrMakabar@slrpnk.net 7 points 5 days ago

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

[-] MythicalMenace@slrpnk.net 2 points 5 days 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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