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Burning wood is not ‘renewable energy,’ so why do policymakers pretend it is? (news.mongabay.com)
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[–] Wilco@lemm.ee 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Agreed.

Coal is not renewable. Oil is not renewable. Trees grow back and are thus renewable.

[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

All things are renewable on a long enough time scale but I’m not sure what you mean by coal is renewable. Not on a human timescale.

[–] thedeadwalking4242@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I believe you read that wrong

[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 1 points 5 days ago

lol I could have sworn… maybe I’m losing it.