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NWCorona

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19. No problem and thanks for the acknowledgment!

Reply to littlemissmartypants (Reply #5)

Sun Mar 19, 2017, 07:31 PM

Mar 2017

I totally agree with you on the air quality statement. It's an equalizer for rich and poor as we all breath the same air. The same can't be said of the potable water situation in China or anywhere else really.

Solar cells are so cheap in China that they are very common place in the most rural areas.

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Beijing shuts last coal power plant in switch to natural gas [View all] NWCorona Mar 2017 OP

Now another place going away from coal... Historic NY Mar 2017 #1

The world is using 170% of the coal it used in 2000. We are in fact, using more coal... NNadir Mar 2017 #17

Can't Trump stop that? nt doc03 Mar 2017 #2

does this mean the Kochs KT2000 Mar 2017 #3

Kansas just gave approval for a new coal powered plant. old guy Mar 2017 #4

Darn it! KT2000 Mar 2017 #13

Air quality is a huge motivator. littlemissmartypants Mar 2017 #5

Yup. Igel Mar 2017 #18

No problem and thanks for the acknowledgment! NWCorona Mar 2017 #19

In related news - UK carbon emissions down to levels barely seen since the Victorian era progree Mar 2017 #6

Another way China is becoming the world leader, just Alice11111 Mar 2017 #7

China is an interesting country. Making progress by leaps and bounds NWCorona Mar 2017 #21

Trump prepares to pass the world leadership baton to China keithbvadu2 Mar 2017 #24

V interesting article Alice11111 Mar 2017 #25

Great move for air quality. roamer65 Mar 2017 #8

Wonderful. Every advance is a win for all of us. Hortensis Mar 2017 #9

Somebody ought to tell West Virgina and Kentucky. nt msanthrope Mar 2017 #10

Word! NWCorona Mar 2017 #22

Once again America has fallen behind in climate change. DK504 Mar 2017 #11

Damn, you need full face breathing BootinUp Mar 2017 #12

In some places you really do! NWCorona Mar 2017 #23

They discovered choking to death on poisoned air... yallerdawg Mar 2017 #14

I hope new coal plants only get built a Mar-a-Lago. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2017 #15

Now warmfeet Mar 2017 #16

It's good. Igel Mar 2017 #20