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ianburrell | on: Ireland shuts last coal plant, becomes 15th coal-free country in Europe (2025)
Coal was abundant. British coal was mined out. The coal that is left isn’t economical to mine.
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People said the same thing about many gas & oil fields in the Permian Basin back in the '70s.

How'd that work out?