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		jairuhme 18 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: U.S. Emissions Jumped in 2025 as Coal Power Reboun... Not OP, but I have heard the comparison used when discussing jobs. There tends to be rhetoric in the US that transitioning away from coal and oil will lead to large job losses, so this is an anecdote disproving it.

wesleywt 18 days ago [–]

Increase coal usage does not mean increase in coal jobs.

ceejayoz 18 days ago | | [–]

Yes, which makes the nationwide political focus on the issue doubly odd.

jairuhme 17 days ago | | [–]

I agree, I'm just the messenger!

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