• QueenMidna@lemmy.ca
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      5 days ago

      So if a coal plant was consuming vast resources and interfering with the populace, is that the coal plants fault or the government?

      • IndieGoblin@lemmy.4d2.org
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        2 days ago

        Given that the government has to approve the building of the coal power plant and take into account all the negative effects then yes its a government problem.

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        5 days ago

        If there’s a remote village somewhere that needs a steady supply of electricity and coal power is the only solution. Is that a bad thing because it’s coal?

        If a coal plant was then built in a place where the water supply was scarce and they government was like sure you can build that here whatever and then they did and suddenly the towns people had to start importing water bottles to meet the demand. Is that a coal problem or a government problem?