alt Hacker NewsI've never seen one here, which makes sense because we don't use much coal. I suppose if they were 200m high and scattered across half the state I'd have a similar opinion.
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ZeroGravitas • today at 1:28 PM
Texas burns more coal than any other state and has hundreds of premature deaths a year caused by its coal plants.
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rsynnott • today at 1:52 PM
Here you go: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calaveras_Power_Station#J.K._S... - chimneys are 218m tall.
Coal mines are often associated with massive slag heaps and they can be over 200m in height.
They are not pretty but what they lack in beauty they make up for with danger to the local community from leached chemicals, underground fires and landslides.
I prefer to live near wind turbines myself.