Coal brought us out of the medieval period and fueled the industrial revolution which gave all that participated a much higher standard of living and quality of life…yeah I know about child labor and cultures that were displaced or left behind…but overall the quality of life was vastly improved for the majority…of course fossil fuels and coal in particular are denigrated and frowned upon by the sjw woke people who are running things now…
Agree with all your comments, but would add that adding the newer mini-nuclear plants would help to de-centralize energy production world wide.
Coal and oil saved this nations forests.