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US joins in other nations in swearing off coal power to clean the climate (apnews.com)

submitted 2 years ago by silence7@slrpnk.net [M] to c/climate@slrpnk.net

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[–] Telorand@reddthat.com 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I'm not being pedantic, but do you have examples of natural oils that we could use as viable replacements? I would seriously love to learn about them.

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[–] MrMakabar@slrpnk.net 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0019452222005118

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[–] Telorand@reddthat.com 1 point 2 years ago

Thank you!

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