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10. The problem with this foolish idea...

Reply to groundloop (Original post)

Thu Feb 12, 2026, 12:39 PM

Yesterday

For a coal fired power plant you need railroad tracks running to the plant bringing train cars full of coal. You need to dump that coal into a crusher which grinds the coal into fine powder which is sprayed into a furnace. After the coal powder is burned you need to empty out the furnace of all the leftover hazardous materials and load them into train cars that haul the hazardous materials to storage facilities which poison all the local streams and rivers.

Operating a coal fired power plant is considerately more expensive than natural gas plant. Coal powered power plants can't turn a profit and is a bad business decision.

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Trump directs Pentagon to purchase coal-fired electricity [View all] groundloop Yesterday OP

Talk about gaslighting, there's no such thing as clean coal Walleye Yesterday #1

How in god's name is the pentagon going to choose which power plant they are going to buy power from? Ray Bruns Yesterday #2

Along with his love of WW2 battleships now he wants WW1 coal fired ships I guess N/T jgmiller Yesterday #3

Ya, all battleships are glorified aircraft carriers but without the air support to attack and defend themselves with. cstanleytech Yesterday #7

The definition of government waste, fraud, and abuse. n/t CousinIT Yesterday #4

I worked at a Clay Plant to make money for college gab13by13 Yesterday #5

Example Number 40,000,000,000... GB_RN Yesterday #6

Hell yeah!! angrychair Yesterday #8

Seriously angrychair Yesterday #9

The problem with this foolish idea... GCG Yesterday #10

but but but...... CLEAN COAL. groundloop 23 hrs ago #15

I wonder how much bribe money he got deposited into his offshore account from the coal industry barons ? kimbutgar Yesterday #11

don't forgot he got like $1 billion from the oil indiustry during the election LymphocyteLover Yesterday #13

this is so dumb and really disgusting given how polluting coal is. LymphocyteLover Yesterday #12

There is nothing clean nor beaitiful about coal. 70sEraVet 23 hrs ago #14

Hey Stupid! Why don't you bring back the WW1 coal-burning battleships? Fat Pig strikes again! Wonder Why 18 hrs ago #16

The first problem with this ridiculous idea... jmowreader 16 hrs ago #17