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frezik@midwest.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

IIRC, all that coal comes from plant material from before there were microbes that can break down cellulose. Meaning that while it’s possible to regenerate oil over millions of years, coal cannot.

So yes, there may be more of it now, but when we burn it, it’s gone forever.

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