Speaking out: There's peril in placing all bets on black | C

In North Dakota, coal gets the credit for creating the long-enjoyed security of knowing that the lights will come on whenever we flip the switch.
It has become so reliable that we don’t even think about it any more. We just take for granted that the furnace will keep us warm through the hostile winter months, that the refrigerator will preserve our leftovers until tomorrow, and that all our electronic devices will keep us connected to our friends and family around the world.
Coal is our present, and it definitely is our past.
Is it our future?
On this question, the jury is hung.

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