> The cost, in lives, of a major coal disaster is at worst maybe in the hundreds... | Hacker News

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		yellowapple on June 29, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: Can you both take climate change seriously... > The cost, in lives, of a major coal disaster is at worst maybe in the hundreds, even in principle. Sure, if you completely ignore what's coming out of coal plants' smokestacks day in and day out. Every day that coal plants exist and operate is a major coal disaster.

smileysteve on June 29, 2022 [–]

And the water! Storing ash in ponds and in the ground seemed like a great idea; and it's still not cleaned up.

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