3 points | by bookofjoe 5 hours ago ago
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https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/03/18/business/ener...
Ignoring all environmental and political considerations, and falling back to a pseudo-Marxist analysis:
- The fossil fuel plants that provided capacity and stability for the public were destroyed.
- They are now being replaced with fossil fuel plants that provide capacity and stability for the benefit of capital only.
- Case in point: Springdale, PA [0]
How is this not just a smash-and-grab theft of pseudo-public land and infrastructure on a massive scale?
[0] https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/former-coal-plant...
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/03/18/business/ener...
Ignoring all environmental and political considerations, and falling back to a pseudo-Marxist analysis:
- The fossil fuel plants that provided capacity and stability for the public were destroyed.
- They are now being replaced with fossil fuel plants that provide capacity and stability for the benefit of capital only.
- Case in point: Springdale, PA [0]
How is this not just a smash-and-grab theft of pseudo-public land and infrastructure on a massive scale?
[0] https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/former-coal-plant...