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minus-squareclayj9@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down2·1 year ago‘Natural’ gas is just gas. It’s not a clean emission free fuel. It’s better than coal but by no means a clean fuel.
minus-squarekent_eh@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoBetter than coal is its main selling point. And converting coal power plants to natural gas can be a partial interim solution on the way towards larger amounts of non-polluting generation.
‘Natural’ gas is just gas. It’s not a clean emission free fuel. It’s better than coal but by no means a clean fuel.
Better than coal is its main selling point.
And converting coal power plants to natural gas can be a partial interim solution on the way towards larger amounts of non-polluting generation.