On Thursday, February 20, 2020 at 1:37:14 PM UTC-5, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2020-02-20 10:09 a.m., Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> > On 2/20/2020 4:11 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> Yep. Trying to get rid of all fossil fuels.Now here's what's funny.
> >> When there was a big to do about Trump going to put coal miners back
> >> to work, I researched coal. The biggest use of coal in this country is
> >> to power plants that generate electricity. Hehehe. Idiots!
> >
> > Japan is building 20 new power plants that will be coal fired.
>
> Great system we have. We are supposed to switch to renewable energy
> sources and stop burning fossil fuels but the much more densely
> populated Asia is using more and more of it.

There isn't much that we can do about that. Diplomacy (heh), trade
agreements, etc. We can control our own behavior, though.

They seem to be doing what they can to mitigate their emissions, if
this article is to be believed:

<https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/09/24/business/japan-clean-coal-climate-change-pollution/#.Xk7UE_ROm70>

Cindy Hamilton