Protecting coal jobs today makes as much sense as protecting typing pool jobs around the time personal computers caught on in the 1980s. Solar technology will destroy coal and oil as energy sources even if President Donald Trump stamps his feet, holds his breath and refuses to play with the rest of the world. Solar is on the same kind of Moore’s law–like path that has made computing power so cheap. Solar tech isn’t improving
Solar energy will soon be cheaper than any other energy source
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