US joins in other nations in swearing off coal power to clean the climate

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US joins in other nations in swearing off coal power to clean the climate

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The United States is now committed to the idea of phasing out coal power plants, joining 56 other nations in kicking the coal habit. Saturday's announcement by U.S.

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This is just the international commitment: internally the US was committed to passing off by 2035.

Which is fucking insane. We should be off coal by 2024.

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