"It's not as though we can keep..." - Quote by Elon Musk
It's not as though we can keep burning coal in our power plants. Coal is a finite resource, too. We must find alternatives, and it's a better idea to find alternatives sooner then wait until we run out of coal, and in the meantime, put God knows how many trillions of tons of CO2 that used to be buried underground into the atmosphere.
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“Patience is a virtue, and I'm learning patience. It's a tough lesson.”
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