Why humans are putting ‘coal’ and ‘oil’ back in the ground

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By Matt Simon, WIREDJan 20, 2024, 9:00 am262 pts
This story was originally published by WIRED and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. In a roundabout way, coal is solar-powered. Millions of years ago, swamp plants soaked up the sun’s energy, eating carbon dioxide in the process. They died, accumulated, and transformed over…

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