50 Coal Power Plants Have Closed under trump

Hadn't realized that we are a net exporter of coal.

"The United States is a net exporter of coal. However, some coal is still imported, mostly for power plants on the eastern and southern coasts of the country, where it is cheaper to ship in coal by sea from South America than transport it from mines in the northern and western United States.1

"In the third quarter of 2018, the U.S. exported 29.1 million short tons of coal (15% of total production)2 to dozens of countries around the world. The largest markets were India (12.8% of all exports), Netherlands (12.0%), Japan (8.5%), South Korea (8.5%), and Brazil (6.7%).2

"In the third quarter of 2018, the U.S. imported 1.4 million short tons of coal, mostly from Colombia (58%), Canada (17.8%), and Indonesia (17.8%).2

"Coal exports decreased from 2012 to 2016 as U.S. coal production declined, mostly because cheaper natural gas and renewable energy sources decreased the demand for coal as a fuel for electricity generation.3 Since late 2016, coal exports have increased due to a slight increase in production and a continued decrease in U.S. coal consumption. Third-quarter 2018 coal exports were slightly higher than third-quarter 2013.2"

https://www.americangeosciences.org/critical-issues/faq/how-much-coal-does-us-export-and-import
 
I'd like a straight answer as to why Cabana Poon has such a hard- on for outdated tech. and energy.

Get with it. Get green, get solar, get hydro. Does he just get his rocks off being a postergramps for curmudgeons?
I'd like to make sense of this world, and spending his ENTIRE life and every waking minute online trying to convince people
he doesn't know that dirty coal and filthy greasy oil rock is just...weird.
 
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