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These plants need to be shutdown
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Environmental and health groups said the rule will make people sicker and supports a dying industry.And #47's attacks on #immigration, #academia and #RenewableEnergy technology, while subsidizing late 19th century technology like #CoalPlants, certainly do not send a good message to companies that might want to do the investment.
I worked in the semiconductor industry 25 years ago - and saw first hand how important the contributions of #immigrants were to successful projects, how our #universities were instrumental in providing a knowledgeable and creative workforce, and the amazing ideas coming from the #supplychain for new materials and processes. I also saw how important it was to phase in new technologies, enabling us to make better, more complex products at lower cost.
Doubling down on #Coal & #Fossil Fuels does not reduce energy costs, as UK industry knows: (UK) "Energy costs are likely to remain significantly higher than in Germany and France, chiefly because UK electricity prices are linked to the cost of wholesale gas, which is a larger part of the British energy mix than on the continent."
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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/20/trump-michigan-coal-power-plants
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