To be clear, they aren’t considering doing more to shut down coal. They are considering doing less to mitigate the impacts of coal.
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Republicans used to be about letting the market do its thing, and that rational actors would back the best solution. Whether anyone in a “coal state” cares to admit it or not, solar is just cheaper than dirt right now, and you don’t have to pay anyone to dig up its fuel. Given the choice Wyoming like every other state would transition to the cheap sources that our modern tech breakthroughs have brought us. This isn’t about saving the planet (though I’ll mention that next). It’s about getting juice to your house on the cheap.
I’m from out east so take that for what it’s worth.
My friends in West Virginia are in a similar place, and their perspective is a bit different than most. They’re true-blue republicans, Trumpers through and through. But they’re about keeping West Virginia exactly the way it is, wild and undamaged and beautiful. I joke that they’re conservative tree huggers and they don’t disagree with me. Three of the four of them have solar on their roof now, “because it’s good for the environment.” There’s a couple of wins here that coincide.
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To be clear, they aren’t considering doing more to shut down coal. They are considering doing less to mitigate the impacts of coal.
Republicans used to be about letting the market do its thing, and that rational actors would back the best solution. Whether anyone in a “coal state” cares to admit it or not, solar is just cheaper than dirt right now, and you don’t have to pay anyone to dig up its fuel. Given the choice Wyoming like every other state would transition to the cheap sources that our modern tech breakthroughs have brought us. This isn’t about saving the planet (though I’ll mention that next). It’s about getting juice to your house on the cheap.
I’m from out east so take that for what it’s worth.
My friends in West Virginia are in a similar place, and their perspective is a bit different than most. They’re true-blue republicans, Trumpers through and through. But they’re about keeping West Virginia exactly the way it is, wild and undamaged and beautiful. I joke that they’re conservative tree huggers and they don’t disagree with me. Three of the four of them have solar on their roof now, “because it’s good for the environment.” There’s a couple of wins here that coincide.