As Steven Milloy points out Grist reports that solar workers now outnumber coal miners. Coal provided 42% of U.S. electricty needs in 2011. Solar provided 0.2% of global electricity needs in 2011. You do the math. The math says that coal provides 210 times more power with fewer employees. The math also says that the […]
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