“Also it did result in a reduction of acid rain. 1/3 of the cost of my coal plant in Virginia (part of a nonprofit generation pool) was the scubbers. It’s sunk cost. I don’t want my plant shut down over a hobgoblin (global warming) after we spent our money to solve an actual problem (acid rain). “
Right on both counts, i.e, acid rain was a problem, and global warming is a hobgoblin.
Acid rain was a hoax.