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by hugh_ 6006 days ago
They're still a helluva lot more expensive than coal-powered plants, which is what the third world is actually building.
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Which is where carbon-trading comes in. We give third-world nations extra money so they can build these instead of coal plants. They give us their carbon credit so we can continue to drive stretch Hummers. Win-win!

Except for the polar bears.